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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
- “Life … is a bit like reading. … If all your responses to a book have already been duplicated and expanded upo…”Julian Barnes
- “What is history? Any thoughts, Webster?''History is the lies of the victors,' I replied, a little too quickly…”Julian Barnes
- “Everything you invent is true: you can be sure of that. Poetry is a subject as precise as geometry.”Julian Barnes
- “Paris is certainly one of the most boastful of cities, and you could argue that it has had a lot to boast abo…”Julian Barnes
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- “On the one hand, I am a businesswoman - on the other, a wife and a mother. Like many women, I have had to dis…”Yelena Baturina
- “What with making their way and enjoying what they have won, heroes have no time to think. But the sons of her…”Aldous Huxley
- “Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again. It seemed to me I stood by the iron gate leading to the drive,…”Daphne du Maurier
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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