内容简介
NationalBestsellerIanMcEwan’ssymphonicnovelofloveandwar,childhoodandclass,guiltandforgivenessprovidesallthesatisfactionofabrilliantnarrativeandtheprovocationwehavecometoexpectfromthismasterofEnglishprose.Onahotsummerdayin1935,thirteen-year-oldBrionyTalliswitnessesamoment’sflirtationbetweenheroldersister,Cecilia,andRobbieTurner,thesonofaservantandCecilia’schildhoodfriend.ButBriony’sincompletegraspofadultmotives–togetherwithherprecociousliterarygifts–bringsaboutacrimethatwillchangealltheirlives.Asitfollowsthatcrime’srepercussionsthroughthechaosandcarnageofWorldWarIIandintothecloseofthetwentiethcentury,Atonementengagesthereaderoneveryconceivablelevel,withaneaseandauthoritythatmarkitasagenuinemasterpiece.
作者简介
IanMcEwanisthebestsellingauthorofmorethantenbooks,includingthenovelsTheComfortofStrangersandBlackDogs,bothshortlistedfortheBookerPrize,Amsterdam,winneroftheBookerPrize,andTheChildinTime,winneroftheWhitbreadAward,aswellasthestorycollectionsFirstLove,LastRites,winneroftheSomersetMaughamAward,andInBetweentheSheets.Hehasalsowrittenscreenplays,plays,televisionscripts,achildren’sbook,andthelibrettoforanoratorio.HelivesinLondon.