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Julian
Best known for elegant, witty novels that explore memory, truth, and the stories people tell themselves, this Booker Prize-winning writer has become one of the most admired voices in contemporary British fiction.
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About the author
Born in Leicester in 1946, Julian Barnes is an English novelist, essayist, and short story writer. Before focusing fully on literature, he worked as a lexicographer for the Oxford English Dictionary supplement, an early job that fits neatly with his precise, playful way with language.
His books often mix intelligence, irony, and emotional depth, with recurring interests in history, art, love, and the slipperiness of memory. Among his best-known works are Flaubert’s Parrot, Arthur & George, and The Sense of an Ending, which won the Booker Prize in 2011.
Barnes has also written essays, criticism, and translations, and his work is often noted for being both thoughtful and highly readable. Even when his subjects are serious, his writing tends to stay sharp, humane, and quietly funny.