Иэн Макьюэн. - one of authors of "ruling triumvirate" of modern British prose (along with Julian Барнсом and Martin Эмисом), laureate Букеровской bonuses for a novel "Amsterdam"."Expiation". it is the striking in the sincerity "chronicle of the lost time", that is conducted by a girl-teenager, in the whimsical and childly cruel way over-estimating and переосмысливая the events of "adult" life. Becoming a witness raping, she interprets him in its own way and starts going the chainlet of rock events, that will "halloo" to each other to same by unexpected character through many the years.The of the same name screen version of novel (реж. Joe Райт, in the leading roles of Kir Найтли and James МакЭвой) went out in 2007. A film was presented on the Venetian film festival, conquered two bonuses "The Gold globe" and one of seven nominations on "Oscar".