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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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- “In an oppressive society the truth-telling nature of literature is of a different order, and sometimes valued…”Julian Barnes
- “He didn’t really like travel, of course. He liked the idea of travel, and the memory of travel, but not trave…”Julian Barnes
- “Love is just a system for getting someone to call you Darling after sex.”Julian Barnes
- “I remember, in no particular order:—a shiny inner wrist;—steam rising from a wet sink as a hot frying pan is…”Julian Barnes
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- “When I am about to embark on a difficult journey, I comfort myself by reading the accounts of the great ninet…”Tahir Shah
- “I was a hugely unchaperoned reader, and I would wander into my local public library and there sat the world,…”Patrick Ness
- “She liked getting hold of some book... and keeping it to herself, and gnawing its contents in privacy, and po…”Virginia Woolf
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- “Aside from wanting to write cracking good books that turn children into lifelong readers, I really want to cr…”Zoë Marriott
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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