text: Ian Russell McEwan CBE , FRSA , FRSL ( born 21 June 1948 ) is an English novelist and screenwriter , and one of Britain 's most highly regarded writers .
simplified: Ian Russell McEwan CBE , FRSA , FRSL ( born 21 June 1948 ) , is an English novelist ( sometimes nicknamed `` Ian Macabre '' because of the nature of his early work ) .