Saturday - Libro en Inglés

Saturday – Ian McEwan

Henry Perowne is a successful neurosurgeon living in London with his wife, Rosalind, a lawyer, and their two grown children, a talented blues musician and a promising poet. He has a comfortable house, a satisfying career and a happy marriage. On Saturday, February 15, 2003, he wakes before dawn and sees a burning airplane descending toward Heathrow, a sight that fills him with unease.

Saturday, by Booker Prize-winning author Ian McEwan, follows Perowne through the course of this single day. As huge crowds gather in London to protest the impending war in Iraq, Perowne goes about his plans: a game of squash, a visit to his elderly mother who suffers from dementia, preparations for a family dinner. But a minor car accident on a quiet street brings him into contact with Baxter, a volatile young man with a neurological condition, and the encounter sets in motion events that will threaten his family.

Through Perowne’s thoughts, McEwan explores questions of happiness, privilege, fear, the fragility of ordinary life and the anxieties of the post-September 11 world. The novel combines detailed observation of everyday life, including vivid descriptions of brain surgery, with mounting suspense that builds toward a dramatic climax.

Written with precision and intelligence, the book is a portrait of one man, one city and one moment in history.

Thoughtful and gripping, Saturday is a rewarding read for fans of literary fiction and of Ian McEwan’s work. It contains scenes of violence and tension that some readers may find disturbing.