EPISODE · Jan 16, 2000 · 38 MIN

Ian McEwan

from Desert Island Discs · host BBC Radio 4

This week the castaway on Desert Island Discs is Ian McEwan.A Booker Prize winner, he was once dubbed 'Ian Macabre' because of the dark nature of his stories. His first novel The Cement Garden told a horrifying tale of family life. Later, The Comfort of Strangers described how a chance encounter can end in murder. He does though admit to his writing becoming gentler in recent years. In conversation with Sue Lawley, he talks about his life and work and chooses eight records to take to the mythical island.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]Favourite track: Aria from Goldberg Variations by Johann Sebastian Bach Book: Ulysses by James Joyce Luxury: Italian leather hand-stitched hiking boots

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