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Ian McEwan on 'The Cockroach'
Ian McEwan's new novel takes on Brexit
A cockroach in the Palace of Westminster wakes up one day to discover he has transformed into the prime minister. The plot of Ian McEwan's new novel, The Cockroach, is a Brexit inspired retelling of Kafka's Metamorphosis. Ian McEwan told Today he currently feels driven to write political satire, and has become an "addict" of the Brexit process.
(Image: Ian McEwan, credit: 麻豆社)
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