Une fille, qui danse | The Sense of an Ending (Mercure de France, 2013; French)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Une fille, qui danse. Paris: Mercure de France, 2013. Pp. 192 [193] + [13]. 20.5 x 14 cm. Translated by Jean-Pierre Aoustin. ISBN: 9782715232495. (French).

The French translation of Julian Barnes’s The Sense of an Ending features a red wrap-around band promoting his selection as the winner of the 2011 Man Booker Prize.

The Sense of an Ending (Windsor Paragon, 2011; Large Print)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. The Sense of an Ending. Bath: Windsor Paragon / AudioGO, 2011. Pp. 187 + [13]. 24 x 16 cm. ISBN: 9781445891675.

Large Print edition in arrangement with Random House Group Limited. Permabound hardback with no dust jacket.

The Sense of an Ending | Uncorrected Proof (Alfred A. Knopf, 2011)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. The Sense of an Ending. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2011. Pp. 163 + [5]. 19 x 13.4 cm.

Covered in blue paper cover with provisional publication date of “11 October 2011” printed to front and promotional information printed to back. Stated first printing of 60,000 copies. Preliminary dust jacket design included as part of the bound proof.

Original publication was set for January 2012, but the October date was selected to capitalize on the novel’s inclusion on the short list for the Man Booker Prize, which it was later awarded.