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'What We Can Know' depicts a world ravaged by climate change

Ian McEwan's 'What We Can Know' depicts life in a world ravaged by climate change

10/08/2025

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'What We Can Know' depicts a world ravaged by climate change

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Ian McEwan's 'What We Can Know' depicts life in a world ravaged by climate change

Imagine the impact of climate change is irreversible, and decades of flooding, famine, pandemics and war have upended life on earth. That world is explored in Ian McEwan's new novel, “What We Can Know.” Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown sat down with the Booker Prize-winning novelist for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

10/08/2025

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