Amsterdam (novel)
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| Author | Ian McEwan |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Anchor Press |
| Released | November 2, 1999 |
| Media Type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 208 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0385494246 |
Amsterdam (1998) is a novel by Ian McEwan, winner of the 1998 Booker Prize. It was published in a new edition a year following the award by Random House.
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The book begins with the funeral of Molly Lane. Guests at the funeral include: Julian Garmony, Foreign Secretary; Vernon Halliday, a newspaper editor; and eminent composer Clive Linley. These three share certain attributes; each has a very high opinion of himself, each was at some time Molly's lover, and each regards the dead woman's husband George, with a mixture of amusement and contempt. At the end of the novel Clive and Vernon poison each other in an act of euthanasia in Amsterdam (it does say spoiler for a reason)
Questions arise regarding moral responsibility, betrayal, revenge, rape, murder and euthanasia. Quote: "the worst of all human vices -- personal betrayal".
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| Preceded by: The God of Small Things |
Man Booker Prize recipient 1998 |
Succeeded by: Disgrace |
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