Flaubert's Parrot (Birthday Edition)

by JulianBarnes (Author)

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  Paperback
  2002

  $3.36

  Barnes's prize-winning novel has charmed readers since its first publication in 1984 - 'A tour de force' Germaine Greer; 'A book to revel in' Joseph Heller; 'A delight' John Fowles; 'An intricate and delightful novel' Graham Greene - and has become a classic. Our narrator is Geoffrey Braithwaite, a retired doctor with a passion for Flaubert. As he leads us on an investigative trip through France and through the past, we are offered a glimpse of the writer who so fascinates him. At the same time the layers of Braithwaite's own past are peeled away to reveal someone infinitely more troubled than he first seemed.

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  Paperback
  2005

  $3.36

  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.

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  Hardcover
  1984

  $3.36

• New

  Paperback
  1990

  $16.42