Nada a Temer | Nothing to Be Frightened of (Quetzal, 2020; Portuguese)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Nada a Temer | Nothing to Be Frightened of. Quetzal, 2020. Pp. 285 + [3]. 23.5 x 15 cm. Translated by Helena Cardoso; Revised by Rui Azeredo. ISBN: 9789897226724. (Portuguese).

Third edition with new cover illustration.

Niente Paura | Nothing to Be Frightened Of (Einaudi, 2022; Italian)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Niente Paura | Nothing to Be Frightened Of. Torino: Einaudi, 2022. Pp. 246 + [6]. 22.2 x 14.2 cm. Translated by Daniela Fargione. ISBN: 9788806216221. (Italian).

没什么好怕的 | Nothing to Be Frightened Of (Yilin, 2019; Chinese)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes | 朱利安·巴恩斯. 没什么好怕的 | Nothing to Be Frightened Of. Yilin, 2019. Pp. 298 + [2]. 20.8 x 14.5 cm. Translated by 郭国良 (Guo Guoliang). ISBN: 9787544776387. (Simplified Chinese).

Nothing to Be Frightened Of (Windsor, 2009; Large Print)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Nothing to Be Frightened Of. Bath: Windsor Paragon / AudioGO, 2009. Pp. 300 + [6]. 24 x 16 cm. ISBN: 9781471345616. Large Print edition in arrangement with Random House Group Limited. Permabound hardback with no dust jacket.

웃으면서 죽음 을 이야기 하는 방법 | Nothing to Be Frightened of (Dasan Books, 2016; Korean)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. 웃으면서 죽음 을 이야기 하는 방법 | Nothing to Be Frightened of. 경기도 파주시: 다산 북스, 2016 [Kyŏnggi-do P’aju-si: Dasan Books, 2016]. Pp. 407 + [1]. 20.8 x 13.8 cm. Translated by 최 세희 [Choi Se-hee]. ISBN: 9791130608389. (Korean).

Death | Promotional Copy (Vintage Minis, 2017)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Death. London: Vintage Minis, 2017. Pp. 106 + [18]. 17.8 x 11 cm. ISBN: 9781784872601.

Julian Barnes has inscribed this copy to his bibliographer with the information that “this is one of 1000 pre-publication promotional copies” distributed several months prior to the official publication. Barnes also states the printing will be clearer in the final edition.

Nothing to Be Frightened of (Random House Canada, 2008)


Notes on this edition: First edition – Julian Barnes. Nothing to Be Frightened of. Toronto: Random House Canada, 2008. £32.95. 

Descriptive Bibliography: 

Title Page: nothing | to be | frightened | of | [decorative rule] | Julian Barnes | [Random House Canada device] | RANDOM HOUSE CANADA

Copyright Page: Copyright © 2008 Julian Barnes | All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conven- | tions. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic | or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, | without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may | quote brief passages in a review. Published in 2008 by Random House Canada, a | division of Random House of Canada Limited, and subsequently in the United | States by Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. | Distributed in Canada by Random House of Canada Limited. | Random House Canada and colophon are trademarks. | www.randomhouse.ca | Originally published in Great Britain by Jonathan Cape, an imprint of the | Random House Group Limited, London. | This book is a work of non-fiction based on the life, experiences and | recollections of the author. The author has stated to the publisher that the | contents of this book are true. | Permissions | ‘Aubade’, ‘Church Going’ and ‘Wants’ from Collected Poems by Philip Larkin | edited by Anthony Thwaite (The Marvell Press & Faber and Faber 2003). | Extracts from Changing Daylight by Eugene O’Kelly (© Eugene O’Kelly 2006) | reproduced by kind permission of McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. | Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication | Barnes, Julian | Nothing to be frightened of / Julian Barnes. | ISBN 978-0-307-35698-7 | I. Barnes, Julian. 2. Death. 3. Authors, English–20th century– | Biography. I. Title. | PR6052.A6657Z4 2008   823’.914 C2008-900646-1 | Typeset in Adobe Garamond by Palimpsest Book Production Limited, | Grangemouth, Stirlingshire | Printed and bound in the United States of America | 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Collation: 21.3 x 14.0 cm. Pp. [i-vi] 1-250. [i]: ‘nothing | to be | frightened | of | [decorative rule]’. [ii]: ‘By the same author | Fiction | METROLAND | BEFORE SHE MET ME | FLAUBERT’S PARROT | STARING AT THE SUN | A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 10½ CHAPTERS | TALKING IT OVER | THE PORCUPINE | CROSS CHANNEL | ENGLAND, ENGLAND | LOVE, ETC | THE LEMON TABLE ARTHUR & GEORGE | Non-fiction | LETTERS FROM LONDON 1990–1995 | SOMETHING TO DECLARE | THE PEDANT IN THE KITCHEN | Translation | IN THE LAND OF PAIN | by Alphonse Daudet’. [iii]: title page. [iv]: copyright page. [v]: ‘to P.’. [vi]: blank. 1-250: text.

General description: Binding 22.0 x 14.7 cm. Red cloth boards with gold lettering to the spine. White endpapers. Jacket design by CS Richardson with author photograph by Isolde Ohlbaum.

Nichts, was man fürchten müsste | Nothing to Be Frightened of (btb, 2014; German)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Nichts, was man fürchten müsste | Nothing to Be Frightened of. Munich: btb, 2014. Pp. 443 [444] + [4]. 15.4 x 9.5 cm. Translated by Gertraude Krueger. ISBN: 9783442746651. (German).

Small format pocket book with stiff covers covered in cloth. Copyright page appears in the back of the book pp. 446.

Žádný důvod k obavám | Nothing to Be Frightened of (Odeon, 2009; Czech)


Notes on this edition: Žádný důvod k obavám | Nothing to Be Frightened of. Prague: Odeon, 2009. Pp. 257 + [7]. 20.5 x 13 cm. Translated by Petr Fantys. ISBN: 9788020713100. (Czech).

Nada a Temer | Nothing to Be Frightened of (Quetzal, 2011; Portuguese)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Nada a Temer | Nothing to Be Frightened of. Lisboa: Quetzal, 2011. Pp. 287 + [1]. 23.5 x 15 cm. Translated by Helena Cardoso. ISBN: 9789725649510. (Portuguese).