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Books About Julian Barnes
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Conversations with Julian Barnes collects
eighteen interviews, conducted over nearly three decades,
by journalists and correspondents throughout the world with
the author (b. 1946) of such highly praised novels as Flauberts
Parrot and Arthur & George. The interviews
collectively address the entirety of Julian Barness
varied works and provide readers the most vivid portrait yet
of contexts and influences behind his ten novels, his short
stories, and his essays. The interviews focus not only on
the authors fiction but also on his essays, translations,
and pseudonymous writings. Barness evolving understanding
of the themes developed in his works (history, truth, love,
art, and death), his views on the art of the writing process,
and the role of authors in contemporary society are also discussed
at length.
Conversations with Julian Barnes
Edited by Vanessa Guignery and Ryan Roberts
University Press of Mississippi, April 2009. Pp. 212
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the University Press of Mississippi, or through other
fine booksellers. A paperback edition is also available.
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From the Publisher: "This book
presents an accessible introduction to the work of Julian
Barnes which places it in historical and theoretical context.
It presents a comprehensive and accessible introduction to
all of Barnes' publications to date. It includes a timeline
of important dates to help place new British fiction in context.
It also provides an overview of the varied critical reception
his work has provoked. This guide explores his characteristic
literary techniques, offers extensive readings of all ten
novels and provides an overview of the varied critical reception
his work has provoked."
Frederick M. Holmes
Julian Barnes (New British Fiction)
Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. Pp. 176
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Vanessa Guignery has written extensively about
Julian Barnes, including her most recent book, The Fiction
Of Julian Barnes (Palgrave Macmillan, 2006). Her insightful
and scholarly critiques of Barnes's works are complemented
by accessible writing and a genuine understanding of the author.
Covers all novels from Metroland through Arthur
& George. This book should be read by anyone studying
Barnes's work.
Vanessa Guignery
The Fiction of Julian Barnes: A Reader's Guide to Essential
Criticism
Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. Pp. 240
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A terrific resource that examine the works of Julian Barnes
from Metroland through Love, etc. Matthew Pateman
offers straightforward commentary of the novels, while retaining
a high level of scholarship and interpretation. A must-read
for anyone studying Barnes's work.
Matthew Pateman
Julian Barnes: Writers and Their Work
Northcote House, 2002. Pp. 106
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Bruce Sesto's book offers moderate insight
into Barnes's work. Covering Metroland through The
Porcupine, the work is essentially Sesto's dissertation
published in the mid-1990s. Contains a few errors, but otherwise
a harmless examination of Barnes's work. Considering the price,
try consulting other works before attempting this one.
Bruce Sesto
Language, History, And Metanarrative In the Fiction of
Julian Barnes (Studies In Twentieth-Century British Literature,
Vol. 3)
Peter Lang, 2001. Pp. 136
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Merritt Moseley's book
represents perhaps the first book-length study of Barnes's
work. Moseley covers Metroland through The Porcupine,
including some short stories and Barnes's pseudonymous work
as Dan Kavanagh. Written at a basic level, this book offers
a nice introduction to Barnes's major works and themes.
Merritt Moseley
Understanding Julian Barnes
Univ. of South Carolina Press, 1997. Pp. 198
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