Book Series Guide

Julian Barnes

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Julian Barnes was born in Leicester, England, in 1946. He is an acclaimed English writer whose work includes novels, short-story collections, essays, memoirs, and nonfiction. His novel The Sense of an Ending won the 2011 Man Booker Prize. He has also written crime novels under the pseudonym Dan Kavanagh and translated works from French.

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Cover of Flaubert's Parrot

Flaubert's Parrot

A defining early novel that showcases Barnes's characteristic interest in history, biography, memory, and the relationship between art and life.

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The Sense of an Ending

A concise, accessible, award-winning novel and a strong introduction to Barnes's treatment of memory, time, and unreliable narration.

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Duffy

Four crime novels published by Julian Barnes under the pseudonym Dan Kavanagh.

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  1. 1
    Duffy

    Book 1 · novel · 1980

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    Fiddle City

    Book 2 · novel · 1981

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  3. 3
    Putting the Boot In

    Book 3 · novel · 1985

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  4. 4
    Going to the Dogs

    Book 4 · novel · 1987

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Talking It Over

A two-novel sequence following Stuart, Oliver, and Gillian across changing relationships and perspectives.

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  1. 1 Cover of Talking It Over
    Talking It Over

    Book 1 · novel · 1991

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  2. 2 Cover of Love, etc.
    Love, etc.

    Book 2 · novel · 2000

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Outside the series

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Novels (15)
  1. Cover of Metroland
    Metroland

    novel · 1980

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  2. Cover of Before She Met Me
    Before She Met Me

    novel · 1982

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  3. Cover of Flaubert's Parrot
    Flaubert's Parrot

    novel · 1984

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  4. Cover of Staring at the Sun
    Staring at the Sun

    novel · 1986

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  5. Cover of A History of the World in 10½ Chapters
    A History of the World in 10½ Chapters

    novel · 1989

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  6. Cover of The Porcupine
    The Porcupine

    novel · 1992

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  7. Cover of England, England
    England, England

    novel · 1998

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  8. Cover of The Pedant in the Kitchen
    The Pedant in the Kitchen

    nonfiction · 2003

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  9. Cover of Arthur & George
    Arthur & George

    novel · 2005

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  10. Cover of The Sense of an Ending
    The Sense of an Ending

    novel · 2011

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  11. Cover of The Noise of Time
    The Noise of Time

    novel · 2016

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  12. Cover of The Only Story
    The Only Story

    novel · 2018

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  13. Cover of The Man in the Red Coat
    The Man in the Red Coat

    nonfiction · 2019

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  14. Cover of Elizabeth Finch
    Elizabeth Finch

    novel · 2022

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  15. Cover of Departure(s)
    Departure(s)

    novella · 2026

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Nonfiction (2)
  1. Cover of Nothing to Be Frightened Of
    Nothing to Be Frightened Of

    memoir · 2008

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  2. Cover of Levels of Life
    Levels of Life

    memoir · 2013

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Short fiction (3)
  1. Cover of Cross Channel
    Cross Channel

    short-story-collection · 1996

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  2. Cover of The Lemon Table
    The Lemon Table

    short-story-collection · 2004

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  3. Cover of Pulse
    Pulse

    short-story-collection · 2011

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Essays and speeches (6)
  1. Cover of Letters from London
    Letters from London

    essay-collection · 1995

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  2. Cover of Something to Declare
    Something to Declare

    essay-collection · 2002

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  3. Cover of A Life with Books
    A Life with Books

    pamphlet · 2012

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  4. Through the Window: Seventeen Essays (and One Short Story)

    essay-collection · 2012

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  5. Cover of Keeping an Eye Open: Essays on Art
    Keeping an Eye Open: Essays on Art

    essay-collection · 2015

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  6. Cover of Changing My Mind
    Changing My Mind

    essay · 2025

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