| Author: |
|
Julian Barnes
|
| Title: |
 |
A History of the World In 10.5 Chapters (Picador Books) |
| Moochable copies: |
|
No copies available |
| Amazon suggests: |
|
| Recommended: |
|
| Topics: |
|
| Published in: |
|
English |
| Binding: |
|
Paperback |
| Pages: |
|
309 |
| Date: |
|
1990-07-27 |
| ISBN: |
|
0330313991 |
| Publisher: |
|
Picador |
| Weight: |
|
0.49 pounds |
| Size: |
|
0.87 x 5.12 x 7.76 inches |
| Edition: |
|
New edition |
| Previous givers: |
|
| Previous moochers: |
|
| Wishlists: |
|
|
| Description: |
|
Product Description
A stowaway aboard Noah's Ark gives us his account of the Voyage - a surprising, subversive one, quite unlike the official version - which explains a lot about how the human race has subsequently developed. A guest lecturer on a cruise ship in the Aegean has his work interrupted by a group of mysterious visitors who place him in a cruel dilemma. An ecclesiastical court in medieval France hears a bizarre case ...Barnes creates a kaleidoscope of narrative voices - from fiction and fact, painting and snatches of autobiography - that comes slowly and compellingly into focus.'You will want to read it again and again, and why not? There's nothing around to touch it' - Anne Smith, "Literary Review." 'There is more moral and intellectual fodder, and more jokes, here than you will read in a month of Sundays ...storytelling and teaching which captivate, liberate, and above all, enchant' - "Financial Times." 'Funny, ironic, erudite, surprising, and not afraid to take a dive overboard into the depths of sorrow and loss. My novel of the year' - Nadine Gordimer.
|
| URL: |
|
http://bookmooch.com/0330313991 |
|
|
