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Flaubert's Parrot

Flaubert's Parrot

Written by Julian Barnes

Shortlisted
The Booker Prize 1984
Published by Jonathan Cape

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As Julian Barnes’ enigmatic narrator investigates the life and art of Flaubert, so he reveals his own secrets in this witty weave of fact and fiction

Geoffrey Braithwaite is the learned and querulous narrator of this inquiry into the mysteries of Gustave Flaubert and his art, and into the facts of his own marriage to the adulteress he adored. As part of his mission to unravel the supposed secrets of the long-dead author, Braithwaite travels to France on an absurd quest to find the stuffed parrot Flaubert kept on his desk for inspiration.
Julian Barnes

Julian Barnes

Julian Barnes is the author of 13 novels, including The Sense of an Ending, which won the Booker Prize 2011
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Other nominated books by Julian Barnes

The Sense of an Ending
Prize winner
In Julian Barnes’ compelling novel, a middle-aged man is forced to reconsider his life when he is confronted with his imperfectly remembered past
Arthur & George
Julian Barnes’ novel, based on a real events, traces the intersecting lives of an obscure solicitor and the world-famous creator of Sherlock Holmes
England, England
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