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The Silence

Julian Barnes

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

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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