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Ian McEwan is the bestselling author of more than ten books, including the novels""The Comfort of Strangers""and Black Dogs," "both shortlisted for the Booker Prize, Amsterdam," "winner of the Booker Prize, ""and The Child in Time," "winner of the Whitbread Award, as well as the story collections First Love, Last Rites," "winner of the Somerset Maugham Award, and In Between the Sheets." "He has also written screenplays, plays, television scripts, a children's book, and the libretto for an oratorio. He lives in London.