Julian Barnes

Julian Barnes

Julian Patrick Barnes is an English writer. Barnes won the Man Booker Prize for his book The Sense of an Ending (2011), and three of his earlier books had been shortlisted for the Booker Prize: Flaubert's Parrot (1984), England, England(1998), and Arthur & George (2005). He has also written crime fiction under the pseudonym Dan Kavanagh. In addition to novels, Barnes has published collections of essays and short stories.

In 2004 he became a Commandeur of L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. His honours also include the Somerset Maugham Award and the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize.

Novels:

  • Metroland (1980)
  • Before She Met Me (1982)
  • Flaubert's Parrot (1984) – shortlisted for the Booker Prize
  • Staring at the Sun (1986)
  • A History of the World in 10½ Chapters (1989)
  • Talking It Over (1991)
  • The Porcupine (1992)
  • England, England (1998) – shortlisted for the Booker Prize
  • Love, etc (2000) – sequel to Talking it Over
  • Arthur & George (2005) – shortlisted for the Booker Prize
  • The Sense of an Ending (2011) – winner of the Booker Prize
  • The Noise of Time (2016)
  • The Only Story (2018)