Julian Barnes






Julian Barnes

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January 19, 1946

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place of birth
Leicester, The United Kingdom

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Julian Patrick Barnes is a contemporary English writer of postmodernism in literature. He has been shortlisted three times for the Man Booker Prize (Flaubert's Parrot (1984), England, England (1998), and Arthur & George (2005)). He has written crime fiction under the pseudonym Dan Kavanagh.

Following an education at the City of London School and Merton College, Oxford, he worked as a lexicographer for the Oxford English Dictionary. Subsequently, he worked as a literary editor and film critic. He now writes full-time. His brother, Jonathan Barnes, is a philosopher specialized in Ancient Philosophy.

He lives in London with his wife, the literary agent Pat Kavanagh.
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Arthur and George Arthur and George
by Julian Barnes
avg rating 3.56 — 1,354 ratings — published 2005
29 editions
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A History of the World in 10 1... A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters
by Julian Barnes
avg rating 3.89 — 1,203 ratings — published 1989
26 editions
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Flaubert's Parrot Flaubert's Parrot
by Julian Barnes
avg rating 3.73 — 936 ratings — published 1984
28 editions
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Talking It Over Talking It Over
by Julian Barnes
avg rating 3.64 — 381 ratings — published 1991
18 editions
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Nothing to Be Frightened Of Nothing to Be Frightened Of
by Julian Barnes
avg rating 3.67 — 340 ratings — published 2008
10 editions
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England, England England, England
by Julian Barnes
avg rating 3.33 — 358 ratings — published 1998
26 editions
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Love, etc. Love, etc.
by Julian Barnes
avg rating 3.56 — 263 ratings — published 2000
20 editions
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Metroland Metroland
by Julian Barnes
avg rating 3.47 — 239 ratings — published 1980
13 editions
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Before She Met Me Before She Met Me
by Julian Barnes
avg rating 3.47 — 162 ratings — published 1982
14 editions
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The Lemon Table The Lemon Table
by Julian Barnes
avg rating 3.48 — 161 ratings — published 2004
16 editions
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"Books say: She did this because. Life says: She did this. Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren't. I'm not surprised some people prefer books. Books make sense of life. The only problem is that the lives they make sense of are other people's lives, never your own."
Julian Barnes (Flaubert's Parrot)
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"To be stupid, and selfish, and to have good health are the three requirements for happiness - though if stupidity is lacking, the others are useless."
Julian Barnes (Flaubert's Parrot)
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"There are two kinds of travel: first class and with children."
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