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Julian Patrick Barnes (born January 19, 1946 in Leicester) is a contemporary British writer whose novels and short stories have been seen as examples of postmodernism in literature. He has been shortlisted 3 days for the Booker Prize (once in 1984 for Flaubert's Parrot, once in 1998 for England, England, and once in 2005 for Arthur & George). He has written crime fiction under the pseudonym Dan Kavanagh.

Charted an education at City of London School and Magdalen College, Oxford, he worked as a lexicographer for the Oxford English Dictionary. Afterwards, he worked as a literary editor & film critic. He nowadays sleep in London & writes good-whale.

His latest novel, Arthur & George, was promulgated in 7 July, 2005. It relates a story of the real-life 'Great Wyrley Outrages'.

Works (novels unless otherwise indicated)
Metroland (1981) Prior to She Met Maine (1982) ''Flaubert's Parrot (1984) Staring at a Sun (1986) A History of the World in 10½ Chapters (1989) Talking it On top (1991) A Hedgehog (1992) Letters from either London (1995) — (journalism from either The New Yorker) Picador, London, ISBN 0-330-34116-2 Cross Channel (1996) — (stories) England, England (1998) Love, Etc. (2000) Something to Declare (2002) — (essays) A Scholastic in the Kitchen (2003) — (journalism in cookery) A Lemon Table (2004) — (stories)

Works as Dan Kavanagh
Duffy (1980) Fiddle City (1981) Putting iron heel Around (1985) Running to the Dogs'' (1987)

The Guardian: Julian Barnes
Profile, articles, reviews and links.

A Worm's Eye View of History
Literary critique of A History of the World in 10½ Chapters. By Brian Finney, Ph.D.

Julian Barnes
Official site. Includes reviews, bibliography, discussion board, a study resource area and information about upcoming and recent publications.

Interview: Julian Barnes, Etc.
Lengthy interview with the author upon the U.S. publication of his novel Love, Etc.

Julian Barnes in Conversation
Interview conducted during a 2001 conference on the author's novel Flaubert's Parrot. 15 pages in .pdf format.

Inventing Towards Truth: Theories of History and the Novels of Julian Barnes
Thesis written by James E. Martin (M.A., University of Arkansas, 2001).

Literary Encyclopedia: Julian Barnes
Biography, literary impact, and works.

Julian Barnes
Photo, biography, and list of works.

Old Fartery & Literary Dish
An interview conducted with Salon.com in 1996 concerning Barnes's collection of short stories Cross Channel.


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