![]() He somehow manages to draw suspense out of two men's professional and personnel breakdowns, revealing a twisted horror story lurking underneath a tale seemingly meant to address undying friendship and love.Īs the novel begins, two old friends, Vernon Halliday and Clive Linley, meet at the funeral of Molly Lane, a woman whom each has know as a lover at different stages of life. Amazingly lucid prose aside, the power of Amsterdam lies in McEwan's devilishly clever narrative plan. Out of the tangle of two men's lives, McEwan weaves a tantalizing story about hatred and revenge. Amsterdam, winner of the 1998 Booker Prize, deconstructs civility in a story where fate and the dark side of human nature seep through the cracks of an already fragile friendship. ![]() ![]() As his newest novel Amsterdam shows, McEwan holds few peers. ![]()
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