Lessons (novel)
Author | Ian McEwan |
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Cover artist | Tina Berning |
Language | English |
Publisher | Jonathan Cape (UK) |
Publication date | 2022 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | |
Pages | 486 |
ISBN | 9781787333970 |
Lessons is the 17th novel by the author Ian McEwan, published in 2022 by Jonathan Cape.[1] Considered by some to be his most autobiographical novel to date[2] and a boomer parable.[3]
Plot
[edit]A 14 year old boy Roland Baines is seduced by his piano teacher Miss Miriam Cornell.[4]
Reception
[edit]According to Book Marks, the book received "positive" reviews based on 40 critic reviews with 23 being "rave" and 10 being "positive" and 4 being "mixed" and 3 being "pan".[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Silcox, Beejay (2022-09-07). "Lessons by Ian McEwan review – life-and-times epic of a feckless boomer". The Guardian. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ Flaherty, Kate (2022-10-24). "Ian McEwan's Lessons, his most autobiographical novel, is a new experiment in vulnerability". The Conversation. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ Walton, James (2022-08-26). "Lessons by Ian McEwan review: a wildly flawed (but very enjoyable) boomer parable". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ Young, Molly (2022-09-13). "Ian McEwan Returns With a Tale of Adolescent Lust and Adult Lassitude". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ "Lessons". Book Marks. Retrieved 16 January 2024.