Description
A sparkling collection of essays that illustrates the infinite variety of contemporary life in London--from the bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author of The Sense of an Ending, "an exceptionally accomplished [and] ingenious stylist" (The New York Review of Books). "A splended collection of journalism ... uniformly fine, closely observed and informative." --The Wall Street Journal 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.
Author: Julian Barnes
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Published: 06/24/1995
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.20w x 0.73d
ISBN13: 9780679761617
ISBN10: 0679761616
BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe | Great Britain | General
- Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures
Author: Julian Barnes
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Published: 06/24/1995
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.20w x 0.73d
ISBN13: 9780679761617
ISBN10: 0679761616
BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe | Great Britain | General
- Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures
About the Author
Born in Leicester in 1946, Julian Barnes is the author of nine novels, a book of stories, and a collection of essays. He has won both the Prix Médicis and the Prix Fémina, and in 1988 was made a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. He lives in London.