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Understanding Julian Barnes
Merritt Moseley
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Description for Understanding Julian Barnes
Paperback. Surveys the career of Julian Barnes - an innovative British novelist who has been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize on three occasions. Series Editor(s): Bruccoli, Matthew J. Series: Understanding Contemporary British Literature. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
This is 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' distinctive qualities and of his place in the British literary establishment, Merritt Moseley suggests that Barnes' greatest achievement is his ability to resist summary and categorization by imagining each book in a dramatically original way. In evaluating Barnes' fiction, Moseley discusses the novelist's admiration for Gustave Flaubert, identifies his technical and thematic concerns, and explores the intrigue surrounding ... Read more
This is 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' distinctive qualities and of his place in the British literary establishment, Merritt Moseley suggests that Barnes' greatest achievement is his ability to resist summary and categorization by imagining each book in a dramatically original way. In evaluating Barnes' fiction, Moseley discusses the novelist's admiration for Gustave Flaubert, identifies his technical and thematic concerns, and explores the intrigue surrounding ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Series
Understanding Contemporary British Literature
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
South Carolina, United States
ISBN
9781570038754
SKU
V9781570038754
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About Merritt Moseley
Merritt Moseley is a professor of literature and language and Key Center Professor at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. He is the author of Understanding Kingsley Amis and Understanding Michael Frayn.
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