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JERUSALEM, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- British author Ian McEwan, visiting Israel to receive a literary prize, joined a protest against a Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem, protesters said.
LONDON, March 19 (UPI) -- Author Ian McEwan says an English-language opera based on his novel "Atonement" is to have its premiere at a German opera house in 2013.
LONDON, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- British novelist Ian McEwan, known best for the book "Atonement," says his first opera does not use traditional devices such as fantasy elements.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" was No. 1 in U.S. theaters for the third straight weekend, estimated ticket sales showed Sunday.
LONDON, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Anne Enright's novel "The Gathering" has earned the Irish author the prestigious Man Booker prize.
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DORCHESTER, England, April 3 (UPI) -- A British author who admitted to taking pebbles from a South Coast beach could face a fine of nearly $4,000.
LONDON, June 8 (UPI) -- "Harry Potter" author JK Rowling has been named the greatest living British writer in a poll conducted by The Book Magazine.
EDINBURGH, Scotland, May 1 (UPI) -- "Saturday," a novel by Ian McEwan, has been selected as a finalist for Britain's oldest literary award, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize.
LONDON, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Britain's Men's Health magazine's list of the Top 10 Men of the Decade includes U.S. cartoon dad Homer Simpson and Blur's Damon Albarn.
