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Julian Barnes
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born
January 19, 1946
in Leicester, The United Kingdom
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The Library Book aids The Reading Agency's library programmes -- From Alan Bennett's Baffled at a Bookcase, to Lucy Mangan's Library Rules, famous writers tell us all about how libraries are used and why they're important. Tom Holland writes about libraries in the ancient world, while Seth Godin describes what a library will look like in the future. Lionel Shriver thinks books are the best
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The Sense of an Ending
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2011
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Arthur and George
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2005
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A History of the World in 10½ Chapters
3.89 avg rating — 3,142 ratings
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1989
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Flaubert's Parrot
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1986
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Talking It Over
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1991
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Nothing to Be Frightened Of
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2008
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England, England
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1998
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Love, etc.
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2000
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Metroland
3.55 avg rating — 640 ratings
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1992
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The Lemon Table
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2004
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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.”
― Julian Barnes, Flaubert's Parrot
― Julian Barnes, Flaubert's Parrot
“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
― Julian Barnes, Flaubert's Parrot
“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
― Julian Barnes, Flaubert's Parrot
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| Novel Ladies: Lucky 7 | 35 | 51 | Jun 07, 2009 06:20am | |
| Literary Fiction ...: The Root Rewrites the Western Canon | 13 | 49 | Nov 22, 2009 01:19pm | |
| The Seasonal Read...: Fall Challenge 2010 Completed Tasks (do NOT delete any posts in this thread) | 2793 | 888 | Nov 30, 2010 09:03pm | |
| Challenge: 50 Books: Lauli's 50 books in 2010 | 88 | 182 | Dec 30, 2010 05:18pm | |
| UK Book Club: Zoe's List | 20 | 88 | Jan 06, 2011 05:33am | |
| Bookish: 19January11 | 41 | 35 | Jan 20, 2011 10:16am | |
| Reading with Style: RwS Completed Tasks - Winter | 715 | 274 | Mar 01, 2011 09:19am | |
| The Seasonal Read...: 30.2 - Sheila's/Wendy UK's task: A.K.A. | 81 | 137 | Jun 11, 2011 03:28am |
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