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Book SynopsisJulian Barnes is the author of thirteen novels, including The Sense of an Ending, which won the 2011 Man Booker Prize for Fiction, and Sunday Times bestsellers The Noise of Time and The Only Story. He has also written three books of short stories, four collections of essays and three books of non-fiction, including the Sunday Times number one bestseller Levels of Life and Nothing To Be Frightened Of, which won the 2021 Yasnaya Polyana Prize in Russia. In 2017 he was awarded the Légion d'honneur.Trade ReviewI was captivated from the first page. I cannot remember when I enjoyed a first novel more -- Nina Bawden * Daily Telegraph *If all works of fiction were as thoughtful, as subtle, as well constructed, and as funny as Metroland there would be no more talk of the death of the novel * New Statesman *A rare and unusual first novel -- William Boyd * London Magazine *A very funny, touching first novel. It has a hard comic edge to it that is logical and at the same time extremely diverting * Spectator *One would have to look very hard to find a wryer, more lovingly detailed account of intellectual and sexual innocence abroad -- Jay Parini * New York Times *

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Book SynopsisA detailed study of the fiction of Julian Barnes from Metroland to Arthur & George. Approachable, student friendly and comprehensive analysis of all Barnes’s novelsTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsSeries Editor’s ForewordList of AbbreviationsIntroduction : Pleasure in Form1. About to be less deceived: Metroland2. Silly to Worry About: Before She Met Me 3. What happened to the truth is not recorded: Flaubert’s Parrot4. Intricate Rented World: Staring at the Sun5. Safe for Love: A History of the World in 10½ Chapters6. Tell me Yours: Talking it Over and Love, etc. 7. We won’t get fooled again: The Porcupine 8. History doesn’t relate: England, England 9. Retrospectively Imagined Memorials: Cross Channel and The Lemon Table 10. Conviction and Prejudice: Arthur & GeorgeSelect Bibliography

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