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Flaubert's Parrot, Julian Barnes's breakthrough book—shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1984—is the story of Geoffrey Braithwaite, a retired doctor who is obsessed with the French author and with tracking down a stuffed parrot that once inspired him. Barnes playfully combines a literary detective story with a character study of its detective, embedded in a brilliant riff on literary genius. A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters is a mix of fictional and historical narratives of voyage and discovery—ranging from a woodworm's perspective on Noah's ark to a survivor from the sinking of the Titanic—that question our ideas of history.
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Flaubert's parrot and A history of the world in 10 1/2 chapters, Julian Barnes
- Language
- Released
- 2001
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- Flaubert's parrot and A history of the world in 10 1/2 chapters
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Julian Barnes
- Publisher
- Petersen-Buchimport
- Released
- 2001
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 3883891568
- ISBN13
- 9783883891569
- Series
- Rating
- 4.05 out of 5
- Description
- Flaubert's Parrot, Julian Barnes's breakthrough book—shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1984—is the story of Geoffrey Braithwaite, a retired doctor who is obsessed with the French author and with tracking down a stuffed parrot that once inspired him. Barnes playfully combines a literary detective story with a character study of its detective, embedded in a brilliant riff on literary genius. A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters is a mix of fictional and historical narratives of voyage and discovery—ranging from a woodworm's perspective on Noah's ark to a survivor from the sinking of the Titanic—that question our ideas of history.