Ian McEwan To Be Awarded 2011 Jerusalem Prize

Ian McEwan, author of the brilliant novel SOLAR, has been announced as the winner of the Jerusalem Prize to be awarded during the 25th International Book Fair in Jerusalem.

The Jerusalem Prize is awarded to the author whose work best articulate the idea of ''freedom of the individual in society.''

The jury held high praises for Ian’s work, stating, 'McEwan’s protagonists struggle for their right to give personal expression to their ideas, and to live according to those ideas in an environment of political and social turmoil.’

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Read a sample chapter of SOLAR by Ian McEwan

The 25th International Book Fair will take place in Jerusalem from 20 February to 25 February 2011.