![]() Though the story is set in a bygone era, it still seems to connect with younger audiences, he says. "A lot of young people at that time would go into marriages knowing very little about sex," says the British novelist whose previous works include Saturday, Amsterdam and Atonement. The year 1962 "stands on the cusp of that huge shift in sexual relations, but also social relations," McEwan tells Robert Siegel. He is eager to consummate their relationship. ![]() Florence, the bride, is a violinist in a string quartet. In Ian McEwan's new novella On Chesil Beach, a disastrous wedding night in 1962 becomes a cautionary tale about the transition from innocence to experience.Įdward, the groom, has studied history, and likes American rock 'n' roll. ![]()
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