The Fiction of Julian Barnes (Hardcover)

Acknowledgements.- Introduction: Julian Barnes in 10½ Chapters.- A Witty Bildungsroman: Metroland (1980).- When Horror Meets Comedy: Before She Met Me (1981).- Barnes/Kavanagh, A Janus-faced Writer: Duffy (1980), Fiddle City (1981), Putting the Boot In (1985) and Going to the Dogs (1987).- Postmodernist Experimentation: Flaubert's Parrot (1984).- An Ordinary Miracle: Staring at the Sun (1986).- A Re-Vision of History: A History of the World in 10½ Chapters (1989).- The Polyphony of Love and Truth: Talking It Over (1991) and Love Etc (2001).- Politics and Fiction: The Porcupine (1992).- The Brilliant Essayist: Letters from London (1995), Something to Declare (2002) and The Pedant in the Kitchen (2003).- The Simulacrum of National Identity: England, England (1998).- In Search of Lost Times: Cross Channel (1996) and The Lemon Table (2004).- Endings and new Beginnings: Arthur and George (2005).- Notes.- Select Bibliography.- Index.