Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for FictionFlaubert's Parrot deals with Flaubert, parrots, bears and railways; with our sense of the past and our sense of abroad; with France and England, life and art, sex and death, George Sand and...

There's not much worse than having to go back to school after the holidays. Except perhaps if you return and there's graffiti all over the school! And then a flea epidemic! But at least they have the Founder's Feast to look forward to....

Pulse von Barnes, Julian

A brilliant, moving, poignant collection of stories, from the author of CROSS CHANNEL and THE LEMON TABLE. The stories in Julian Barnes' long-awaited third collection are attuned to rhythms and currents: of the body, of love and sex,...

Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and a Richard & Judy Book Club choice, this accessible and profound novel is now published in paperback. Centring on a Victorian "cause celebre" Barnes brings the period, the case and the inner lives...

This is, in short, a complete, unsettling, and frequently exhilarating vision of the world, starting with the voyage of Noah's ark and ending with a sneak preview of heaven! von Barnes, Julian

Paperback edition of Barnes's very funny rumination on death, the fear of death, god, nature, nurture and his own childhood. The closest thing to a memoir he'll ever write, it was critically acclaimed in hardback and a tip ten...

When it comes to death, is there ever a best case scenario? In this disarmingly witty book, Julian Barnes confronts our unending obsession with the end. He reflects on what it means to miss God, whether death can be good for our careers...

The Noise of Time von Barnes, Julian

Julian Barnes is the author of twelve novels, including The Sense of an Ending, which won the 2011 Man Booker Prize for Fiction. He has also written three books of short stories, four collections of essays and two books of non-fiction,...

Shy banker Stuart has trouble with women, until he meets Gillian, and they marry. But Stuart's best friend Oliver is his exact opposite, and it isn't long before their friendship starts to change. 'Scintillating... It's funny, quick on...

Elizabeth Finch von Barnes, Julian