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About Julian Barnes
English essayist, novelist and short story writer
Julian Barnes is an English essayist, novelist, and short story writer. He is known for work that moves across fiction and essays, with a style that has made him a notable presence in contemporary English literature. His writing spans novels, short stories, and nonfiction essays, showing a range that has kept him widely read. On this site he is represented by 140 quotes, reflecting the reach of his work and the enduring interest in his prose.
More from Julian Barnes (140 quotes) →More quotes by Julian Barnes
- “Memory is identity. I have believed this since – oh, since I can remember. You are what you have done; what y…”Julian Barnes
- “For the point is this: not that myth refers us back to some original event which has been fancifully transcri…”Julian Barnes
- “If the writer were more like a reader, he’d be a reader, not a writer. It’s as uncomplicated as that.”Julian Barnes
- “You can't love someone without imaginative sympathy, without beginning to see the world from another point of…”Julian Barnes
Books: more sayings
- “In my formative years, I never missed the 'Creature Double Feature' on Saturday afternoon TV, even if it mean…”Chuck Hogan
- “When I first became brave enough to tell people that I wrote poems, so many people would rave to me about Edn…”Tracy K. Smith
- “You know how the story ends. He escaped and went on to become the greatest chief Suntown ever had. He never b…”Nnedi Okorafor
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Books by Julian Barnes
Flaubert's Parrot
1984
England, England
1999
The Sense of an Ending
2011
Arthur and George
2005
Love, etc
1994