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The nearly full-term fetus who narrates McEwan's latest novel is aware of his limitations; in addition to living in an increasingly cramped environment—the metaphorical and titular nutshell—his knowledge of the world is broad but incomplete. What he has learned in nine months of gestation has been gleaned from overheard conversations and the media consumed by Trudy, his mother. Still, his sense of propriety is as well...Log In or Sign Up to Read More