Understanding Julian Barnes

by Merritt Moseley

Book Overview

A telling assessment of the divergent works of a daring British writer

Understanding Julian Barnes surveys the career of an innovative British novelist who has been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize on three occasions. In this analysis of Barnes's distinctive qualities and of his place in the British literary establishment, Merritt Moseley suggests that Barnes's greatest achievement is his ability to resist summary and categorization...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570038759
• ISBN13: 9781570038754
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"