Ian McEwan: What is a successful life? | Sternstunde Philosophie | SRF Kultur

He is a literary superstar and his books constantly provide new material for Hollywood: Ian McEwan, one of the best-known writers of our time, who is ruthless when examining the abysses of human life and love, revealing all their contradictions. Topics in this episode: 00:00 What does writing mean to you? 05:39 Does writing directly create a cinema film? 09:44 How political should literature be? 21:08 How did Ian McEwan's novel «Lessons» come about? 35:00 The lessons of life 40:35 What is the quintessence of life? 49:11 The question of guilt in the novel «Apology» McEwan's literary works have thrilled audiences for decades and have been made into movies, starring actors such as Keira Knightley, Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson. His books are about the ambivalence of human experience and the lessons that life teaches. His most personal book, «Lessons», which was published in 2022, maps out the entire spectrum of human life and closely ties in with the British author's biography. We are left with the question: What is a successful life? And does it even exist? As a writer, Ian McEwan often speaks out on politics. But he is not averse to withdrawing into «the belly of the whale» in the face of the dramatic world situation, as George Orwell put it and as Ian McEwan discusses in his latest essay. Is it permissible – and even possible in the digital age - to shirk political responsibility? Barbara Bleisch talks to Ian McEwan about family secrets and human guilt, about the burdens and joys of life and about his life as a writer. 🔔 Subscribe to SRF Kultur Sternstunden on YouTube now 👉 https://www.youtube.com/srfkultur?sub... In this version, the questions are in german but with english answers. German version:    • Ian McEwan, was ist ein gelungenes Leben? ...   More english videos:    • 🌍 Videos in anderen Sprachen   Sternstunde Philosophie from 19.05.2024 ____________________ Programme managers: Director: Stephan Brülhart, Editors: Daniel Dubach, Martina Kuhn, Sophie Ofer, Producer: Sandra Roth, Head: Judith Hardegger, SRF 2024 ____________________ More of us on YouTube 🔔 https://www.youtube.com/srfkultur?sub... More culture on Facebook 👥   / srfkultur   More culture on Instagram 🎨   / srfkultur   More culture on srf.ch 👉 https://www.srf.ch/kultur ____________________ «Sternstunde Philosophie» cultivates an in-depth and critical exchange of ideas and gets to the bottom of the burning questions of our time. «Sternstunde Philosophie» bridges the gap between current socio-political issues and the fundamental questions of philosophy: Who is responsible for what, what is human freedom, what determines the meaning of our lives? Guests are personalities from science, culture, politics and business - voices that stimulate thought and reflect and classify our current events. ____________________ Hosts: Barbara Bleisch Barbara Bleisch:   / barbarableisch   Yves Bossart:   / bossart_yves   Wolfram Eilenberger: http://www.wolfram-eilenberger.de/ ____________________ Social Media Netiquette of SRF: ► https://www.srf.ch/social-netiquette #SRFKultur #SRFKulturSternstunden #SRFSternstunde #Philosophie #literature #writing #creativity #author #novel #SRF #Kultur 💬 Habt ihr Fragen, Anregungen oder Kritik? Dann schreibt uns an: [email protected]