In "The Comfort of Strangers," a pair of middle-class tourists fall prey to a Machiavellian sadist during a trip to Venice. Like so many of the author's stories, "Amsterdam" concerns the sudden intrusion of violent, perverse events into his characters' mundane lives, events that cruelly expose the psychological fault lines running beneath One can only hope that this small, perfectly fashioned novel - novella, really - will send readers back to the rest of the talented McEwan's oeuvre. Than "The Innocent," his 1990 masterpiece of Cold War suspense. 'Amsterdam' by Ian McEwan Wins Booker Prize (October 28, 1998)Īn McEwan's new novel, "Amsterdam," which won the Booker Prize in Britain this autumn, is a dark tour de force, a morality fable,Ī chilling little horror story, easily read in one enjoyable gulp, "Amsterdam" is by no means McEwan's finest work: It is less ambitious than "Enduring Love" (1998) and "Black Dogs" (1992), and less resonant. DecemBOOKS OF THE TIMES 'Amsterdam': Dark Tour De Force
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