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Availability:In StockContributor:Julian BarnesSeries:Vintage InternationalPublish date:2000-04-11Pages:288
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780375705502ISBN-10:375705503UPC:9780375705502Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Visionary & Metaphysical, DystopianAward:1998 Man Booker Prize Nominee - Novel AwardSize:8.00 x 5.22 x 0.61 inchesWeight:0.46Product ID:SCZ5B0TEN7
BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST - From the internationally acclaimed bestselling author The Sense of an Ending comes a "wickedly funny" novel (The New York Times) about an idyllic land of make-believe in England that gets horribly and hilariously out of hand.
Imagine an England where all the pubs are quaint, where the Windsors behave themselves (mostly), where the cliffs of Dover are actually white, and where Robin Hood and his merry men really are merry. This is precisely what visionary tycoon, Sir Jack Pitman, seeks to accomplish on the Isle of Wight, a "destination" where tourists can find replicas of Big Ben (half size), Princess Di's grave, and even Harrod's (conveniently located inside the tower of London). Martha Cochrane, hired as one of Sir Jack's resident "no-people," ably assists him in realizing his dream. But when things go awry, Martha develops her own vision of the perfect England. Julian Barnes delights us with a novel that is at once a philosophical inquiry, a burst of mischief, and a moving elegy about authenticity and nationality.
Imagine an England where all the pubs are quaint, where the Windsors behave themselves (mostly), where the cliffs of Dover are actually white, and where Robin Hood and his merry men really are merry. This is precisely what visionary tycoon, Sir Jack Pitman, seeks to accomplish on the Isle of Wight, a "destination" where tourists can find replicas of Big Ben (half size), Princess Di's grave, and even Harrod's (conveniently located inside the tower of London). Martha Cochrane, hired as one of Sir Jack's resident "no-people," ably assists him in realizing his dream. But when things go awry, Martha develops her own vision of the perfect England. Julian Barnes delights us with a novel that is at once a philosophical inquiry, a burst of mischief, and a moving elegy about authenticity and nationality.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780375705502ISBN-10:375705503UPC:9780375705502Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Visionary & Metaphysical, DystopianAward:1998 Man Booker Prize Nominee - Novel AwardSize:8.00 x 5.22 x 0.61 inchesWeight:0.46Product ID:SCZ5B0TEN7
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 M?dicis and the Prix F?mina, and in 1988 was made a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. He lives in London.
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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🏆 1998 Man Booker Prize Nominee - Novel Award
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