In his early novels Ian McEwan explores themes of sexual aberrance, black comedy, and macabre obsession, which earned him the nickname “Ian Macabre.” In the 1980s McEwan’s writing became less sensationalistic and more focused on family dynamics and political intrigue, as seen in such novels as The Child in Time (1987) and The Innocent (1990).
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