Staring at the Sun
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Staring at the Sun by Julian Barnes
Jean Serjeant, the heroine of Julian Barnes's wonderfully provocative novel, seems ordinary, but has an extraordinary disdain for wisdom. And as Barnes--winner of the Man Booker Prize for The Sense of an Ending--follows her from her childhood in the 1920s to her flight into the sun in the year 2021, he confronts readers with the fruits of her relentless curiosity: pilgrimages to China and the Grand Canyon; a catalogue of 1940s sexual euphemisms; and a glimpse of technology in the twenty-first century (when The Absolute Truth can be universally accessed). Elegant, funny and intellectually subversive, Staring at the Sun is Julian Barnes at his most dazzlingly original. Brilliant . . . a marvelous literary epiphany.--Carlos Fuentes, The New York Times Book Review Barnes's literary energy and daring are nearly unparalleled.--New RepublicJulian Barnes was born in Leicester in 1946 and is the author of nine novels, a collection of short stories, and a collection of essays. He is based in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780394558219 |
| ISBN 10 | 0394558219 |
| Title | Staring at the Sun |
| Author | Julian Barnes |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Year published | 1987-03-12 |
| Number of pages | 197 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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