麦克尤恩是当代英国文坛中的一位佼佼者。评论界将他与马丁·艾米斯以及朱利安·巴恩斯称为“英国文坛三剑客”。其影响力在当代英国可见一斑。麦克尤恩在创作的过程,其风格也在不断地发生着变化。早期涉及到性暴力、乱伦、家庭的破碎等社会阴暗面问题的书写,曾一度被学者们认为其作品的基调过于阴郁,气氛过于恐怖,而赋予其“恐怖伊恩”的称号。随着其创作的视角逐步由内而外的推进后,麦克尤恩更多地开始关注于外在的世界,于 McEwan is a leader in contemporary British literature. The critics called him and Martin Amis and Julian Barnes “the British literary Three Musketeers.” Its influence is evident in contemporary Britain. McEwan in the creative process, its style is constantly changing. Early writings on the dark side of society, such as sexual violence, incest and broken families, were once considered by scholars to be overly gloomy and overly terrifying, giving “Ian Terror” the title. As his creative perspective gradually progresses from the inside to the outside, McEwen starts to focus more on the external world