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Item specifics
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- Like New
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- ISBN
- 9781400097036
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1400097037
ISBN-13
9781400097036
eBay Product ID (ePID)
54361615
Product Key Features
Book Title
Arthur and George
Number of Pages
464 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Topic
Visionary & Metaphysical, Literary, Biographical, Mystery & Detective / General, Historical
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Book Series
Vintage International Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
11.6 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2007-271298
Reviews
Praise for "The Lemon Table": "Leaves no one in doubt as to Barnes's virtuosity." --"The Guardian" "Barnes could not write badly if he tried." --"Sunday Tribune" (Dublin) Praise for "Flaubert's Parrot": "Unputdownable...a mesmeric original." --Philip Larkin, "Observer Books of the Year " "A bewitching, original and challenging creation by a writer with spectacular talents." --Elizabeth Hardwick " "Praise for "Staring at the Sun": "A dazzling mind in mercurial flight." --"Philadelphia Inquirer" "Undoubtedly much too good to win the Booker Prize." --"Punch " Praise for "England, England": "Erudite, satiric, arch.... YBarnes is? a consummate writer, he provokes and entertains with dazzling speed." --"The Vancouver Sun" Praise for "Love, Etc.": "The sheer wit of address is Barnes's huge attraction. You'd rather -- or, at least, I'd rather -- be in a Barnes novel, engaging in the tangled terribilia he wields with such power, than almost anywhere else in current British fiction." --"The Independent" "From the Hardcover edition.", "Extraordinary.... First rate.... A cracking good yarn." The New York Times Book Review "An absorbing fictional re-creation of a real-life detective story. . . . A finely evocative historical novel as well as a morally and psychologically astute glimpse into the worlds of two men." Los Angeles Times Book Review "Masterly throughout. . . . The author keeps the reader on edge." The Washington Post Book World "Deeply satisfying. . . . From the first chapter, Barnes has us in his thrall." San Francisco Chronicle "A page-turner.... Arthur & George is by far Mr. Barnes's most pressurized novel to date." The Wall Street Journal "Utterly absorbing, beautifully crafted.... Rich and immensely readable.... A stream of flawless, driving sentences.... A great novel." O, The Oprah Magazine "A marvelous book." Entertainment Weekly , "A" "His most engrossing novel ever." Jay McInerney, The New York Observer, "Extraordinary.... First rate.... A cracking good yarn." -"The New York Times Book Review" "An absorbing fictional re-creation of a real-life detective story. . . . A finely evocative historical novel as well as a morally and psychologically astute glimpse into the worlds of two men." -"Los Angeles Times Book Review" "Masterly throughout. . . . The author keeps the reader on edge." -"The Washington Post Book World" "Deeply satisfying. . . . From the first chapter, Barnes has us in his thrall." -"San Francisco Chronicle" "A page-turner.... "Arthur & George" is by far Mr. Barnes's most pressurized novel to date." -"The Wall Street Journal" "Utterly absorbing, beautifully crafted.... Rich and immensely readable.... A stream of flawless, driving sentences.... A great novel." -"O, The Oprah Magazine" "A marvelous book." -"Entertainment Weekly," "A" "His most engrossing novel ever." -Jay McInerney, "The New York Observer", Praise forThe Lemon Table: "Leaves no one in doubt as to Barnes's virtuosity." -The Guardian "Barnes could not write badly if he tried." -Sunday Tribune(Dublin) Praise forFlaubert's Parrot: "Unputdownable...a mesmeric original." -Philip Larkin,Observer Books of the Year "A bewitching, original and challenging creation by a writer with spectacular talents." -Elizabeth Hardwick Praise forStaring at the Sun: "A dazzling mind in mercurial flight." -Philadelphia Inquirer "Undoubtedly much too good to win the Booker Prize." -Punch Praise forEngland, England: "Erudite, satiric, arch.... [Barnes is] a consummate writer, he provokes and entertains with dazzling speed." -The Vancouver Sun Praise forLove, Etc.: "The sheer wit of address is Barnes's huge attraction. You'd rather - or, at least, I'd rather - be in a Barnes novel, engaging in the tangled terribilia he wields with such power, than almost anywhere else in current British fiction." -The Independent, "Extraordinary.... First rate.... A cracking good yarn." - The New York Times Book Review "An absorbing fictional re-creation of a real-life detective story. . . . A finely evocative historical novel as well as a morally and psychologically astute glimpse into the worlds of two men." - Los Angeles Times Book Review "Masterly throughout. . . . The author keeps the reader on edge." - The Washington Post Book World "Deeply satisfying. . . . From the first chapter, Barnes has us in his thrall." - San Francisco Chronicle "A page-turner.... Arthur & George is by far Mr. Barnes's most pressurized novel to date." - The Wall Street Journal "Utterly absorbing, beautifully crafted.... Rich and immensely readable.... A stream of flawless, driving sentences.... A great novel." - O, The Oprah Magazine "A marvelous book." - Entertainment Weekly , "A""His most engrossing novel ever." -Jay McInerney, The New York Observer, "Extraordinary.... First rate.... A cracking good yarn." --The New York Times Book Review "An absorbing fictional re-creation of a real-life detective story.... A finely evocative historical novel as well as a morally and psychologically astute glimpse into the worlds of two men." --Los Angeles Times Book Review "Masterly throughout.... The author keeps the reader on edge." --The Washington Post Book World "Deeply satisfying.... From the first chapter, Barnes has us in his thrall." - San Francisco Chronicle "A page-turner.... Arthur & George is by far Mr. Barnes's most pressurized novel to date." -- The Wall Street Journal "Utterly absorbing, beautifully crafted.... Rich and immensely readable.... A stream of flawless, driving sentences.... A great novel." -- O, The Oprah Magazine "A marvelous book." -- Entertainment Weekly , "A" "His most engrossing novel ever." --Jay McInerney, The New York Observer, " Extraordinary.... First rate.... A cracking good yarn." - "The New York Times Book Review" " An absorbing fictional re-creation of a real-life detective story. . . . A finely evocative historical novel as well as a morally and psychologically astute glimpse into the worlds of two men." - "Los Angeles Times Book Review" " Masterly throughout. . . . The author keeps the reader on edge." - "The Washington Post Book World" " Deeply satisfying. . . . From the first chapter, Barnes has us in his thrall." - "San Francisco Chronicle" " A page-turner.... "Arthur & George" is by far Mr. Barnes's most pressurized novel to date." - "The Wall Street Journal" " Utterly absorbing, beautifully crafted.... Rich and immensely readable.... A stream of flawless, driving sentences.... A great novel." - "O, The Oprah Magazine" " A marvelous book." - "Entertainment Weekly," " A" " His most engrossing novel ever." - Jay McInerney, "The New York Observer", "Extraordinary.... First rate.... A cracking good yarn." The New York Times Book Review "An absorbing fictional re-creation of a real-life detective story. . . . A finely evocative historical novel as well as a morally and psychologically astute glimpse into the worlds of two men." Los Angeles Times Book Review "Masterly throughout. . . . The author keeps the reader on edge." The Washington Post Book World "Deeply satisfying. . . . From the first chapter, Barnes has us in his thrall." San Francisco Chronicle "A page-turner....Arthur & Georgeis by far Mr. Barnes's most pressurized novel to date." The Wall Street Journal "Utterly absorbing, beautifully crafted.... Rich and immensely readable.... A stream of flawless, driving sentences.... A great novel." O, The Oprah Magazine "A marvelous book." Entertainment Weekly, "A" "His most engrossing novel ever." Jay McInerney,The New York Observer From the Trade Paperback edition., "Extraordinary.... First rate.... A cracking good yarn." The New York Times Book Review "An absorbing fictional re-creation of a real-life detective story. . . . A finely evocative historical novel as well as a morally and psychologically astute glimpse into the worlds of two men." Los Angeles Times Book Review "Masterly throughout. . . . The author keeps the reader on edge." The Washington Post Book World "Deeply satisfying. . . . From the first chapter, Barnes has us in his thrall." San Francisco Chronicle "A page-turner....Arthur & Georgeis by far Mr. Barnes's most pressurized novel to date." The Wall Street Journal "Utterly absorbing, beautifully crafted.... Rich and immensely readable.... A stream of flawless, driving sentences.... A great novel." O, The Oprah Magazine "A marvelous book." Entertainment Weekly, "A" "His most engrossing novel ever." Jay McInerney,The New York Observer
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
823/.914
Synopsis
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST * From the bestselling author of The Sense of an Ending comes an "extraordinary ... first rate" novel ( The New York Times Book Review ) that follows the lives of two very different British men and explores the grand tapestry of late-Victorian Britain. A Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of the Century As boys, George, the son of a Midlands vicar, and Arthur, living in shabby genteel Edinburgh, find themselves in a vast and complex world at the heart of the British Empire. Years later--one struggling with his identity in a world hostile to his ancestry, the other creating the world's most famous detective while in love with a woman who is not his wife--their fates become inextricably connected., NATIONAL BESTSELLER - BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST - From the bestselling author of The Sense of an Ending comes an "extraordinary ... first rate" novel ( The New York Times Book Review ) that follows the lives of two very different British men and explores the grand tapestry of late-Victorian Britain. A Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of the Century As boys, George, the son of a Midlands vicar, and Arthur, living in shabby genteel Edinburgh, find themselves in a vast and complex world at the heart of the British Empire. Years later--one struggling with his identity in a world hostile to his ancestry, the other creating the world's most famous detective while in love with a woman who is not his wife--their fates become inextricably connected., As boys, George, the son of a Midlands vicar, and Arthur, living in shabby genteel Edinburgh, find themselves in a vast and complex world at the heart of the British Empire. Years later--one struggling with his identity in a world hostile to his ancestry, the other creating the world's most famous detective while in love with a woman who is not his wife-their fates become inextricably connected.In Arthur & George , Julian Barnes explores the grand tapestry of late-Victorian Britain to create his most intriguing and engrossing novel yet., As boys, George, the son of a Midlands vicar, and Arthur, living in shabby genteel Edinburgh, find themselves in a vast and complex world at the heart of the British Empire. Years later-- one struggling with his identity in a world hostile to his ancestry, the other creating the world' s most famous detective while in love with a woman who is not his wife- their fates become inextricably connected. In "Arthur & George," Julian Barnes explores the grand tapestry of late-Victorian Britain to create his most intriguing and engrossing novel yet., Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, this bestselling novel explores the vast tapestry of late-Victorian Britain to create one of Barnes' most intriguing and engrossing novels yet.
LC Classification Number
PR6052.A6657A84 2007
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