McEwan, Ian — The Innocent

New York, Doubleday, 1990. First American Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. A shockingly good espionage novel, taut, tense, punctuated with inexplicable, unexpected violence, set in post-War Britain of 1955. Stated First American Edition. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. In 2008, The Times featured him on its list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945" and The Daily Telegraph ranked him number 19 in its list of the "100 most powerful people in British culture." His first two novels, The Cement Garden (1978) and The Comfort of Strangers (1981), earned him the nickname "Ian Macabre," and he won the Booker Prize with Amsterdam (1998). Atonement was adapted into an Oscar-winning film featuring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy. Saturday (2005) follows an especially eventful day in the life of a successful neurosurgeon and won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for 2005. 270 pp. plus 3-page note from the author.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,