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Atonement
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- Book Synopsis
- THE MAJOR STAGE ADAPTATION OF IAN MCEWAN'S ACCLAIMED NOVEL. Beautifully adapted by Christopher Hampton, who previously adapted the novel for the 2007 film. How old do you have to be before you know the difference between right and wrong? What are you now, eighteen? There are soldiers of eighteen old enough to be left to die on the side of the road. Did you know that? On an English country estate, in the blazing hot summer of 1935, thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis witnesses an incident she cannot understand between her sister Cecilia and Robbie, their housekeeper's son. With a disastrous and confused desire for drama, Briony makes an accusation that will fatally alter Cecilia and Robbie's lives: an act for which she will spend the rest of her life trying to atone. Christopher Hampton's stage adaptation of Ian McEwan's acclaimed novel opened at Chichester Festival Theatre in May 2026. I'll wait for you. Come back. Come back to me.
- About The Author
- Christopher Hampton was born in the Azores in 1946. He wrote his first play, When Did You Last See My Mother?, at the age of eighteen. Since then, his plays have included The Philanthropist, Savages, Tales from Hollywood, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, White Chameleon, The Talking Cure, Appomattox and A German Life. Appomattox was turned into an opera by Philip Glass in 2014. He has translated plays by Ibsen, Molière, von Horváth, Chekhov and Yasmina Reza (including Art and Life x 3). He has translated seven plays by Florian Zeller, including The Father and The Son, both of which he subsequently co-wrote for the screen with Florian Zeller, winning an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Father in 2021. Musicals include Rebecca, Stephen Ward, Sunset Boulevard and The Third Man. His television work includes adaptations of The History Man, Hôtel du Lac and The Singapore Grip. His screenplays include The Honorary Consul, The Good Father, Dangerous Liaisons, Mary Reilly, Total Eclipse, The Quiet American, Atonement, Cheri, A Dangerous Method, Ali & Nino, Carrington, The Secret Agent and Imagining Argentina, the last three of which he also directed.
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- ISBN
- 9780571406340
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber, (04 June 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 112
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 129 mm
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