Archive includes abandoned stories, early drafts of novels, letters from other writers and about 17 years worth of emails
In an interview to mark the acquisition, Ian McEwan said writers tended to forget the routes they discarded. Photograph: Murdo Macleod
Ian McEwan's literary archive – including abandoned stories, early drafts of novels, letters from other writers and about 17 years of emails – is heading to Texas after it was bought by the Harry Ransom Center for $2m (£1.2m).
The centre, a humanities research library and museum which is part of the University of Texas at Austin, said it had acquired an archive belonging to "one of the most distinguished novelists of his generation".
The centre's director, Stephen Enniss, said: "This acquisition represents a rare opportunity to share the work of a living, internationally-acclaimed author whose works are of strong interest to readers everywhere."
The centre already holds the archives of McEwan's friend, Julian Barnes, as well as JM Coetzee, Doris Lessing and Tom Stoppard. "McEwan's archive … will give students and scholars unprecedented access and insight into the development of his critically-acclaimed novels," Enniss said.
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The centre, a humanities research library and museum which is part of the University of Texas at Austin, said it had acquired an archive belonging to "one of the most distinguished novelists of his generation".
The centre's director, Stephen Enniss, said: "This acquisition represents a rare opportunity to share the work of a living, internationally-acclaimed author whose works are of strong interest to readers everywhere."
The centre already holds the archives of McEwan's friend, Julian Barnes, as well as JM Coetzee, Doris Lessing and Tom Stoppard. "McEwan's archive … will give students and scholars unprecedented access and insight into the development of his critically-acclaimed novels," Enniss said.
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