Julia Blackburn





Julia Blackburn

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January 01, 1948 in The United Kingdom

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Julia Blackburn is the author of several other works of nonfiction, including Charles Waterton and The Emperor’s Last Island, and of two novels, The Book of Color and The Leper’s Companions, both of which were short-listed for the Orange Prize. Her most recent book, Old Man Goya, was nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award. Blackburn lives in England and Italy.


Average rating: 3.44 · 423 ratings · 105 reviews · 18 distinct works
The Three of Us: A Family S...
3.35 of 5 stars 3.35 avg rating — 149 ratings — published 2008 — 6 editions
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With Billie: A New Look at ...
3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 2005 — 8 editions
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Daisy Bates in the Desert: ...
3.38 of 5 stars 3.38 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1994 — 4 editions
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The Leper's Companions
3.42 of 5 stars 3.42 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 1999 — 5 editions
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The Emperor's Last Island: ...
3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1991 — 8 editions
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Old Man Goya
3.35 of 5 stars 3.35 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions
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The Book of Color
3.12 of 5 stars 3.12 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1995 — 6 editions
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Thin Paths: Journeys in and...
3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
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The White Men: The First Re...
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1979 — 2 editions
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Need For Nonsense
3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012
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