Flauberts parrot is a novel by julian barnes that was shortlisted for the booker prize in 1984 and won the geoffrey faber memorial prize the following year. His most prestigious awards include a man booker prize award in 2011, and three shortlists for the same in 2005, 1998, and 1984. The novel recites amateur gustave flaubert expert geoffrey braithwaite s musings on his subject s life, and his own, as he looks for a stuffed parrot that inspired the great author. The book is a collection of biographical research, literary criticism, and philosophical considerations on the relationship between writers and their works, told from the perspective of geoffrey braithwaite, a 60yearold retired doctor and widower. This book is the 756th greatest fiction book of all time as determined by. Barness third literary novel flauberts parrot was a great success in the u. This 190 pages book was published by jonathan cape in england. Julian barness novelfictional biographyfictional autobiography, flauberts parrot is a magnificent work. This is the first of barnes s work that i have read, and it shall not be the last. Julian barness flauberts parrot is an appropriate novel with which to begin a column on literary criticism, for literary criticism is one of its subjects. Flauberts parrot by julian barnes 9780099540083 booktopia. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged.
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Flauberts niece, caroline, insists in her memoirs that loulou had a. Flaubert s parrot deals with flaubert, parrots, bears and railways. Geoffrey braithwaite is a retired doctor haunted by an obsession with the great french literary genius, gustave flaubert. Julian patrick barnes is an awardwinning british from london best known for his postmodernist literature and crime fiction novels.
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Mar 05, 2005 to mark the 20th anniversary of flauberts parrot picador is reissuing it in paperback, along with the rest of julian barness novels and essays topics books. Flauberts primary traits are his pessimism and his pronounced misanthropy. In leducation sentimentale 1869, the protagonist frederic moreau peers into a shop window and sees a parrots perch. A kind of detective story, relating a cranky amateur scholars search for the truth about gustave flaubert, and the obsession of this detective whose life seems to oddly mirror those of flauberts characters. Flauberts parrot by julian barnes 1984, book for sale. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This page contains details about the fiction book flauberts parrot by julian barnes published in 1984. This is the first of barness work that i have read, and it shall not be the last. Flauberts parrot quotes by julian barnes goodreads. Barnes s contemporary classic follows loosely in the footsteps of acclaimed 19thcentury french novelist gustave flaubert, serving as capsule biography, work of critical art, record of crossgeneratio.
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In flauberts parrot, julian barnes spins out a multiple mystery, an exuberant metafictional inquiry into the ways in which art mirrors life and then turns around to shape it. A history of the world in 10 12 chapters by julian barnes paperback. Flauberts parrot and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle. A kind of detective story, relating a cranky amateur scholars search for the truth about gustave flaubert, and the obsession of this detective whose life seems to oddly mirror those of. The novel is comprised partly of fiction and partly of literary criticism, as the book. Julian barnes discusses flauberts parrot on the bbc world book club julian barnes website flauberts parrot, with extensive. Aug 06, 2009 buy flaubert s parrot 01 by barnes, julian isbn. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. Julian barnes is the author of thirteen novels, including the sense of an. Barnes won the man booker prize for his book the sense of an ending, and three of his earlier books had been shortlisted for the booker prize. I picked up this book at a friend s recommendation. This page contains details about the fiction book flaubert s parrot by julian barnes published in 1984. Buy flaubert s parrot book online at best prices in india on. As geoffrey investigates the mystery of the stuffed parrot flaubert.
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