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What We Can Know

Paperback • 2026 • English

What We Can Know

By Ian McEwan

6 Ratings • 4.7 of 5

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About the book

'McEwan's most richly layered work' Sunday Times 'A gripping page-turner' Observer 'A daring, beautiful novel, full of wisdom and heart' Elif Shafak 'A big, unabashed crowd-pleaser' TLS A quest, a literary thriller and a love story, What We Can Know spans the past, present and future to ask profound questions about who we are and where we are going. 2014: A great poem is read aloud and never heard again. For generations, people speculate about its message, but no copy has yet been found...Show more

Espionage and spy thriller
Narrative theme: Identity / belonging
Thriller: terrorism

Book details

ISBN

9781529959208

Publisher

Penguin Random House

Published year

2026

Language

English

Original title

What We Can Know

Format

Paperback

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Paperback · 2025

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6 Ratings • 4.7 of 5

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