Amsterdam

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Amsterdam is a 1998 novel by British author Ian McEwan. It is a social satire that won the Booker Prize in the year it was published. The novel is influenced by the early works of Evelyn Waugh.

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Ian McEwan
Major novels
The novel Amsterdam, a social satire influenced by the early works of Evelyn Waugh, won the Booker Prize in 1998. Atonement (film 2007) traces over six decades the consequences of a lie told in the 1930s.
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The novel Amsterdam, a social satire influenced by the early works of Evelyn Waugh, won the Booker Prize in 1998. Atonement (film 2007) traces over six decades the consequences of a lie told in the 1930s.
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