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Saturday is a novel by Ian McEwan, published in 2005. The novel is set in London on February 15, 2003, a day marked by mass demonstrations against the impending war in Iraq. The narrative offers a vivid depiction of the city on this significant date. The novel's structure is influenced by Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway. McEwan's earlier works often explored themes of sexual aberrance and black comedy, earning him the nickname "Ian Macabre," but his writing evolved to focus more on family dynamics and political intrigue in his later novels.12

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