Key West Literary Seminar

Ian McEwan: On Chesil Beach

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As the epic film adaptation of Ian McEwan's novel Atonement opens to generally glowing reviews, we look back to McEwan's reading from his then-unpublished novella, On Chesil Beach, at the 2007 Seminar.

From KWLS 2007: Wondrous Strange: Mystery, Intrigue, and Psychological Drama. (30:40 ) / 14 MB

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