Synopses & Reviews
With brilliant wit, idiosyncratic intelligence, and a bold grasp of intricate political realities, the celebrated author of Flaubert's Parrot turns his satiric glance homeward to England, in a sparkling collection of essays that illustrates the infinite variety of contemporary London life.
Synopsis
A sparkling collection of essays that illustrates the infinite variety of contemporary life in London--from the bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author of The Sense of an Ending, an exceptionally accomplished and] ingenious stylist (The New York Review of Books). A splended collection of journalism ... uniformly fine, closely observed and informative. --The Wall Street Journal
With brilliant wit, idiosyncratic intelligence, and a bold grasp of intricate political realities, the celebrated author of Flaubert's Parrot turns his satiric glance homeward to England.
About the Author
Born in Leicester in 1946, Julian Barnes is the author of nine novels, a book of stories, and a collection of essays. He has won both the Prix Médicis and the Prix Fémina, and in 1988 was made a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. He lives in London.