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  • Ian McEwan
    Ian McEwan
    / Major novels

    The Children Act (2014; film 2017) centers on a judge who must rule on the medical treatment of a teenage Jehovah’s Witness whose parents object, on the basis of their religious beliefs, to his receiving a blood transfusion. Drawing inspiration from Hamlet, McEwan next wrote…

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    The Children Act (2014; film 2017) centers on a judge who must rule on the medical treatment of a teenage Jehovah’s Witness whose parents object, on the basis of their religious beliefs, to his receiving a blood transfusion. Drawing inspiration from Hamlet, McEwan next wrote…

    Read More