Author: BARNES, JULIAN (1946-)
Title: Flaubert's parrot / Julian Barnes
Description: London : Picador in association with Jonathan Cape 1985. 7th edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 190 p. Summary; Which of two stuffed parrots was the inspiration for one of Flaubert's greatest stories? Why did the master keep changing the colour of Emma Bovary's eyes? And why should it matter so much to Geoffrey Braithwaite. a retired doctor haunted by a private secret? In 'Flaubert's Parrot'. Julian Barnes spins out a multiple mystery of obsession and betrayal (both scholarly and romantic) and creates an exuberant enquiry into the ways in which art mirrors life and then turns around to shape it. 'A gem: an unashamed literary novel that is also unashamed to be readable. and broadly entertaining. Bravo!' - John Irving. 'Endless food for thought. beautifully written.A tour de force' - Germaine Greer. 'Delightful and enriching.A book to read' - Joseph Heller. 'A dazzling achievement.remarkably inventive as well as audacious' - Walter Abish. 'A delight.Handsomely the best novel published in England in 1984' - John Fowles. Review: Being an extended essay on Flaubert himself. as well as a novel. this ingenious book becomes a highly skilful mix of serious analysis. wit and literary experiment. It is the story of a retired English doctor as he makes a pilgrimage through the life and art of Gustave Flaubert. whose work he has always respected. As he meditates on this lifelong passion. he reveals as much about himself as he does on Flaubert. Shortlisted for the 1984 Booker Prize. and winner of several other awards. (Kirkus UK) Subjects; Flaubert. Gustave 1821-1880. Flaubert. Gustave 1821-1880. In Fiction. Drama. Poetry. Etc. Flaubert. Gustave 1821-1880 — Appreciation — Fiction. Literary historians — Great Britain — Fiction. Parrots — Fiction. English fiction. Fiction in English — 1945- — Texts. Modern fiction. FICTION / Literary. Genre; Fiction. ISBN: 0330289764. Weight in Kg appr.:

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