by Ian McEwan · Vintage · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780099512790
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“On Chesil Beach” is the novel by Ian McEwan, published by Vintage in paperback (166 pages, in English).
In July 1962, Edward and Florence, newly married, arrive at a hotel on the Dorset coast to spend their wedding night. Both hide their fears: he wishes to consummate the marriage, while she feels genuine revulsion at physical contact. The tension of that evening and what they say or leave unsaid will mark the rest of their lives.
Novel set in 1960s England. It received a Booker Prize nomination and was named book of the year at the British Book Awards 2008.
Suitable for readers of literary fiction and for those seeking a short, intense story about the difficulties of communication in a couple.
Ian Russell McEwan is a British novelist and screenwriter. In 2008, The Times featured him at number 35 on its list of "the 50 greatest British writers since 1945", and The Daily Telegraph ranked him number 19 out of "the 100 most powerful people in British culture".
