Literary Thriller 2004

Saturday by Ian McEwan

Published in Spanish as Sábado

Saturday, February 15, 2003. Henry Perowne, a successful neurosurgeon, stands at his bedroom window before dawn and watches a plane—ablaze with fire like a meteor—arcing across the London sky.

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What it is

All in one day, one night or one summer · a threat that keeps growing

What happens in it

One day, one summer

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Who tells it
Third person, up close
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Literary

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It's for you if…

  • you like reading with your heart in your mouth
  • you like a book that makes you think
  • you like a book that leaves you uneasy

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