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The Sense of an Ending
The classic Booker Prize-winning novel
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I would urge you to read - and re-read ' Daily Telegraph
**Winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2011**
Tony Webster and his clique first met Adrian Finn at school.
Winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 2011 and a Sunday Times bestseller - this is a brilliant novel from a writer at the very height of his powers
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The Sense of an Ending, a winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 2011, and a Sunday Times bestseller, is a brilliant novel from a writer at the very height of his powers.
'A masterpiece... I would urge you to read - and re-read' – Daily Telegraph
Winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2011
Tony Webster and his clique first met Adrian Finn at school. Sex-hungry and book-hungry, they navigated the girl-less sixth form together, trading in affectations, in-jokes, rumour, and wit. Maybe Adrian was a little more serious than the others, certainly more intelligent, but they all swore to stay friends for life.
Now Tony is retired. He's had a career and a single marriage, followed by a calm divorce. He's certainly never tried to hurt anybody. Memory, though, is imperfect. It can always throw up surprises, as a lawyer's letter is about to prove.
Now a major film.
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Julian Barnes's The Sense of an Ending is hailed as a masterpiece by critics, praised for its gripping narrative that intertwines memory and morality, akin to a thriller. Its skilful plot and universal themes resonate with readers, offering a precise and poignant exploration of time, friendship, and love, making it a compelling and very human story.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780099564973
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 March 2012
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 11.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 137g
Pages: 160
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About the Author
Julian Barnes is the author of thirteen novels, including The Sense of an Ending, which won the 2011 Man Booker Prize for Fiction, and Sunday Times bestsellers The Noise of Time and The Only Story. He has also written three books of short stories, four collections of essays and three books of non-fiction, including the Sunday Times number one bestseller Levels of Life and Nothing To Be Frightened Of, which won the 2021 Yasnaya Polyana Prize in Russia. In 2017 he was awarded the Legion d'honneur.
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