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Jan 09, 2007 | ISBN 9781400097036 Buy
Jan 10, 2006 | ISBN 9780307264664 Buy
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Jan 09, 2007 | ISBN 9781400097036
Jan 10, 2006 | ISBN 9780307264664
As boys, George, the son of a Midlands vicar, and Arthur, living in shabby genteel Edinburgh, find themselves in a vast and complex world at the heart of the British Empire. Years later—one struggling with his identity in a world hostile to his ancestry, the other creating the world’s most famous detective while in love with a woman who is not his wife–their fates become inextricably connected.In Arthur & George, Julian Barnes explores the grand tapestry of late-Victorian Britain to create his most intriguing and engrossing novel yet.
JULIAN BARNES is the author of twenty-three previous books, for which he has received the Man Booker Prize, the Somerset Maugham Award, the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, the David Cohen Prize for Literature, and the E. M. Forster Award from… More about Julian Barnes
“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
IMPAC Dublin Literary Award FINALIST 2007
Man Booker Prize FINALIST 2005
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