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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) →Other sayings from Julian Barnes
- “Women scheme when they are weak, they lie out of fear. Men scheme when they are strong, they lie out of arrog…”Julian Barnes
- “Why slum it where people were burdened by yesterday, and the day before, and the day before that? By history?…”Julian Barnes
- “What is the easiest, the most comfortable thing for a writer to do? To congratulate the society in which he l…”Julian Barnes
- “In Britain I'm sometimes regarded as a suspiciously Europeanized writer, who has this rather dubious French i…”Julian Barnes
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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