England England
by Barnes, Julian
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- ISBN 10
- 0330373447
- ISBN 13
- 9780330373449
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About This Item
Picador, 2005 About the book: As every schoolboy knows, you can fit the whole of England on the Isle of Wight. In Julian Barnes's new novel, the grotesque, visionary tycoon Sir Jack Pitman takes the saying literally and does exactly that. He constructs on the island 'The Project', a vast heritage centre containing everything 'English', from Buck House to Stonehenge, from Manchester United to the White Cliffs of Dover. The project is monstrous, risky and vastly successful. Indeed, it gradually begins to rival 'Old' England and threatens to supersede it. "Both ambitious and serious - real if you like. Dive at those dump-bins." - Andrew Marr, "Observer". "A brilliant, Swiftian fantasy." - "Economist". "There is no more intelligent writer on the literary scene. In this novel, he is also moving. He has written nothing more poignant and enticing." - John Carey, "Sunday Times". "The novel has memorable characters and sentences, but its main impact will be through its penetrating ideas." - John Lanchester, "Daily Telegraph".. 1st Edition. Soft cover. As New.
Synopsis
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.
Reviews
On Nov 5 2004, Virtualb said:
Sharp-edged satirical novel. Visionary tycoon Sir Jack Pitman builds replicas of all the major tourist attractions on the Isle of Wight, from Stonehenge to Manchester United. The project is monstrous, risky and vastly successful - indeed it gradually begins to rival "Old" England, and threatens to supersede it.
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- Emily Green Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 254
- Title
- England England
- Author
- Barnes, Julian
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0330373447
- ISBN 13
- 9780330373449
- Publisher
- Picador
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2005
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