Atonement (novel)
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Atonement (2001) is a novel by British writer Ian McEwan. It was shortlisted for the 2001 Booker Prize for fiction, an award that McEwan had already won for his previous novel, Amsterdam.
Atonement is a complex novel that presents an intricate story told from several points of view. The plot follows a terrible crime that is committed at an English manor house in 1935 and the consequences that follow for all involved. The events of the novel take place in both England and France, over the span of several decades.
It is regarded as one of McEwan's best works.
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