Jan 09, 2007 | 464 Pages
IMPAC Dublin Literary Award FINALIST 2007
Man Booker Prize FINALIST 2005
“Extraordinary…. First rate…. A cracking good yarn.”
–The New York Times Book Review
“An absorbing fictional re-creation of a real-life detective story. . . . A finely evocative historical novel as well as a morally and psychologically astute glimpse into the worlds of two men.”
–Los Angeles Times Book Review
“Masterly throughout. . . . The author keeps the reader on edge.”
–The Washington Post Book World
“Deeply satisfying. . . . From the first chapter, Barnes has us in his thrall.” –San Francisco Chronicle
“A page-turner…. Arthur & George is by far Mr. Barnes’s most pressurized novel to date.” –The Wall Street Journal
“Utterly absorbing, beautifully crafted…. Rich and immensely readable…. A stream of flawless, driving sentences…. A great novel.” –O, The Oprah Magazine
“A marvelous book.” –Entertainment Weekly, “A”
“His most engrossing novel ever.” –Jay McInerney, The New York Observer
