NEW YORK (AP) — The next novel by Ian McEwan will be a post-apocalyptic story, set in part in the 22nd century and centered on a scholar’s immersion into a poem written during happier times.

Consider what has just happened to the celebrated British novelist Ian McEwan. Last week, during a speech at the Royal Institution in London, McEwan took a genteel swipe at the politics of identity.

The next novel by Ian McEwan will be a post-apocalyptic story, set in part in the 22nd century and centered on a scholar's immersion into a poem written during happier times. McEwan, the Booker ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The next novel by Ian McEwan will be a post-apocalyptic story, set in part in the 22nd century and centered on a scholar's immersion into a poem written during happier times.

This photo provided by Knopf shows the book cover of "What We Can Know," by author, Ian McEwan. (Knopf via AP) NEW YORK (AP) — The next novel by Ian McEwan will be a post-apocalyptic story ...

As successful as he’s been as a novelist, Ian McEwan may have missed his calling as a short-story writer. His best novels have always been his quickest, and he has said that he enjoys the idea of ...

Ian McEwan has a memory of sailing off the coast of Tierra del Fuego with a group of people including his good friend, the late British scientist and mathematician Graeme Mitchison. There was a gentle ...