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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.
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- “The land of embarrassment and breakfast.”Julian Barnes
- “Books say: She did this because. Life says: She did this. Books are where things are explained to you; life i…”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
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- “Great music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and leaves the memory with difficulty. Magical mus…”Thomas Beecham
- “We drive down the road in complete silence for a few miles listening to 50 Cent. As soon as he tells us that…”Chad Kultgen
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- “The past is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets and re-explains what has happened.”Peter L. Berger
- “Most people involved in the delivery of history, in universities, publishing, museums and the heritage indust…”David Olusoga
- “Pirates are evil!!? The Marines are righteous!!? These terms have always changed throughout the course of his…”Doflamigo
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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