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Julian Patrick Barnesis an English writer. He won the Man Booker Prize in 2011 with The Sense of an Ending, having been shortlisted three times previously with Flaubert’s Parrot, England, England, and Arthur & George.
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About the Julian Barnes
Julian Patrick Barnesis an English writer. He won the Man Booker Prize in 2011 with The Sense of an Ending, having been shortlisted three times previously with Flaubert’s Parrot, England, England, and Arthur & George. Barnes has also written crime fiction under the pseudonym Dan Kavanagh (having married Pat Kavanagh). In addition to novels, Barnes has published collections of essays and short stories.
In 2004 he became a Commandeur of L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. His honours also include the Somerset Maugham Award and the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize. He was awarded the 2021 Jerusalem Prize.
3 Quotes by Julian Barnes
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Books say: she did this because. Life says: she did this. Books are where things are explained to you, life where things aren’t.
Julian BarnesEnglish writer
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As I’ve explained to my wife many times, you have to kill your wife or mistress to get on the front page of the papers.
Julian BarnesEnglish writer
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The land of embarrassment and breakfast.
Julian BarnesEnglish writer