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Ian McEwan’s ‘What We Can Know’ depicts life in a world ravaged by climate change - PBS News Hour - Segments

Ian McEwan’s ‘What We Can Know’ depicts life in a world ravaged by climate change - PBS News Hour - Segments

Update: 2025-10-08
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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. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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Ian McEwan’s ‘What We Can Know’ depicts life in a world ravaged by climate change - PBS News Hour - Segments

Ian McEwan’s ‘What We Can Know’ depicts life in a world ravaged by climate change - PBS News Hour - Segments