Authors: Julian Barnes

The Sense of an Ending

The Sense of an Ending

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By an acclaimed writer at the height of his powers, The Sense of an Ending extends a streak of extraordinary books that began with the best-selling Arthur and George and continued with Nothing to Be Frightened Of and, most recently, Pulse....
Category: Contemporary
The Porcupine

The Porcupine

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In his latest novel, Julian Barnes, author of Talking It Over and A History of the World in 10 1 2 Chapters, trains his laser-bright prose on the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe. Stoyo Petkanov, the deposed Party leader, is placed...
Category: Historical
The Pedant in the Kitchen

The Pedant in the Kitchen

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The Pedant in the Kitchen is a perfect comfort for anyone who has ever been defeated by a cookbook. The Pedant's ambition is simple. He wants to cook tasty, nutritious food; he wants not to poison his friends; and he wants to expand,...
Category: Biographies and Memoirs
Something to Declare

Something to Declare

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Anyone who loves France (or just feels strongly about it), or has succumbed to the spell of Julian Barnes's previous books, will be enraptured by this collection of essays on the country and its culture. Barnes's appreciation extends from...
Category: Historical
Talking It Over

Talking It Over

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“Talking It Over” is the story of three Londoners: one woman, two men, all near the age of thirty (give or take a few years), who, despite their basic differences – Gillian is reserved, Stuart is a bit pedantic, Oliver leans...
Category: Regional and Cultural
The Only Story

The Only Story

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Would you rather love the more, and suffer the more; or love the less, and suffer the less? That is, I think, finally, the only real question. First love has lifelong consequences, but Paul doesn’t know anything about that at nineteen....
Category: Regional and Cultural
Love, Etc.

Love, Etc.

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Twice shortlisted for the Booker Prize, Julian Barnes continues to reinvigorate the novel with his pyrotechnic verbal skill and playful manipulation of plot and character. In Love, etc. he uses all the surprising, sophisticated ingredients...
Category: Regional and Cultural
Letters from London

Letters from London

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With brilliant wit, idiosyncratic intelligence, and a bold grasp of intricate political realities, the celebrated author of Flaubert's Parrot turns his satiric glance homeward to England, in a sparkling collection of essays that...
Category: Historical
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