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Saturday By Ian McEwan

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Saturday By Ian McEwan

Saturday is a novel by multi-award winning author, Ian McEwan, first published in 2005.

Set in London against the background of the 2003 public demonstration against the invasion of Iraq, Saturday follows a day in the life of a 48-year-old British neurosurgeon called Henry Perowne.

Saturday won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for 2005.

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Summary of Saturday by Ian McEwan

Saturday follows the events of a single day in the life of a 48 year old London neurosurgeon, Henry Perowne: Saturday, 15th February 2003.

Henry wakes early filled with unease. His mind has been troubled since the events of 9/11 and the impending war against Iraq has increased his fears. He feels that his happy and secure life and family in London are threatened by things over which he has no control.

As the day progresses, Henry tries to travel across London, only to find it filled with thousands of people protesting against the invasion of Iraq. Henry has a busy day all planned out with lots to do, culminating in a family dinner in the evening: however, the day is disrupted by an encounter with violence...

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My hero: Jarvis Cocker by Jon McGregor: I first heard Jarvis Cocker's voice when he read Ian McEwan's "Last Day of Summer" on Radio 1, some time in 1993. The reading sparked an early interest in McEwan's work, but it also led me to the music of Pulp, a love of which I've retained ever since.
Ian McEwan, author: Ian McEwan is a novelist and screenwriter. He has won many awards for his work, being shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction numerous times and winning the award for Amsterdam in 1998. He was awarded a CBE in 2000.

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