Julian Barnes | Granta Magazine

Julian Barnes

Julian Barnes is the author of eleven novels and several collections of short stories. His essay, Nothing to be Frightened Of, was published in March 2008. He recently selected The Best of Frank O’Connor for Everyman. He won the Booker Prize in 2011 for The Sense of an Ending.

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Fiction | Issue 109 padlock
Fiction | Issue 109 padlock

Harmony

Julian Barnes

‘They had dined well at no. 261 Landstrasse, and now passed eagerly into the music room.’

Essays & Memoir | Issue 84 padlock
Essays & Memoir | Issue 84 padlock

Knowing French

Julian Barnes

‘We still miss Miss Winstanley very much. She was a lovely lady, and certainly the life and soul of the party around Pilcher House during her time here.‘

Fiction | Issue 100
Fiction | Issue 100

Marriage Lines

Julian Barnes

‘Grief was in charge of him.’

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Fiction | Issue 76 padlock

The Silence

Julian Barnes

‘Naturally the artist is misunderstood. That is normal, and after a while becomes familiar.’

Essays & Memoir | Issue 65 padlock
Essays & Memoir | Issue 65 padlock

Julian Barnes | A London View

Julian Barnes

Julian Barnes shares a view of London from his childhood.

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Fiction | Issue 50 padlock

Gnossienne

Julian Barnes

‘Let me make it clear that I never attend literary conferences. I know that they're held in art deco hotels close to legendary museums; that sessions on the future of the novel are conducted with camaraderie, brio and bonhomie.’

Essays & Memoir | Issue 47
Essays & Memoir | Issue 47

Trap. Dominate. Fuck.

Julian Barnes

‘Sceptics maintain that live chess is as enthralling as watching paint dry. Ultra-sceptics reply: unfair to paint'.

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Fiction | Issue 32 padlock

Dragons

Julian Barnes

‘Everything bad came from the north. Whatever else they believed, the whole town, both parts of it, knew that.’

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Fiction | Issue 7 padlock

Emma Bovary’s Eyes

Julian Barnes

‘Her eyes are black: passion and depth. Her eyes are green: wildness and jealousy. Her eyes are brown: reliability and ordinariness. Her eyes are violet: the novel is by Raymond Chandler.‘

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