Through the Window: Seventeen Essays (and one short story)
by Barnes, Julian
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0099578581
- ISBN 13
- 9780099578581
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About This Item
Vintage, London, 2012. First Edition. Softcover (with flaps). Good Condition. First impression. Size: Small Octavo. 243 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Previous owner's signature in ink. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. The book has been read and it may have some creases but is sound overall. The book is available and will be PACKAGED professionally, DISPATCHED promptly and a TRACKING NUMBER will be advised by Australia Post.. Julian Barnes examines British, French and American writers who have meant the most to him, as well as the cross-currents and overlappings of their different cultures. From the deceptiveness of Penelope Fitzgerald to the directness of Hemingway, from Kipling's view of France to the French view of Kipling, Julian Barnes considers what fiction is, and what it can do. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Literature & Literary; Britain/UK; Essays & Literary Criticism. ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9780099578581. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 10545. . 9780099578581
Synopsis
Julian Barnes is the author of ten previous novels, three books of short stories, and three collections of journalism. In addition to the Booker Prize, his other honors include the Somerset Maugham Award, the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, and the E.M. Forster Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in London.
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- Bookseller
- Great Southern Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10545
- Title
- Through the Window: Seventeen Essays (and one short story)
- Author
- Barnes, Julian
- Format/Binding
- Softcover (with flaps)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0099578581
- ISBN 13
- 9780099578581
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2012
- Keywords
- BZDB137 julian barnes, booker prize, essays, literary criticism, Literature & Literary; Britain/UK; Essays & Literary Criticism. Unbranded EAN: 9780099578581 Barnes, Julian Through the Window: Seventeen Essays (and one short story)
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