Quand tout est déjà arrivé | Levels of Life (Mercure de France/Folio, 2015; French)


Notes on this edition: Quand tout est déjà arrivé | Levels of Life. Paris: Mercure de France/Folio, 2015. Pp. 148 + [12]. 17.8 x 10.8 cm. Translated by Jean-Pierre Aoustin. ISBN: 9782070462339. (French).

Folio (n° 5866)

Par la fenêtre | Through the Window (Mercure de France/Folio, 2016; French)


Notes on this edition: Par la fenêtre: dix-huit chroniques (et une nouvelle) | Through the Window. Paris: Mercure de France/Folio, 2016. Pp. 384 + [16]. 17.8 x 10.8 cm. Translated by Jean-Pierre Aoustin. ISBN: 9782070468829. (French).

Unbefugtes Betreten | Pulse (btb, 2014; German)


Notes on this edition: Unbefugtes Betreten | Pulse. Munich: btb, 2014. Pp. 291 [292] + [12]. 18.7 x 11.7 cm. Translated by Gertraude Krueger and Thomas Bodmer. ISBN: 9783442747221. (German).

Kochen und kochen lassen (Atlantik, 2016; German)


Notes on this edition: Kochen und kochen lassen. Text selection by Daniel Kampa. Hamburg: Atlantik, 2016. Pp. 218 [219] + [1]. 24.5 x 18.5 cm. ISBN: 9783455370379. (German).

Julian Barnes contributes “Vorsicht: Pedant am Werk” (pp. 37-42). Other authors collected include Ian McEwan, Douglas Adams, David Sedaris, George Orwell, Alphonse Daudet, and numerous others.

Illustrations by Nikolaus Heidelbach.

Istorija sveta u 10½ poglavlja | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters (Centar za Geopoetiku, 1994; Serbo-Croatian)


Notes on this edition: Istorija sveta u 10½ poglavlja | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters. Belgrade: Centar za Geopoetiku, 1994. Pp. 304 + [6]. 21 cm. Translated by Ivana Đordjević and Srđan Vujica. (Serbian).

This example is from Julian Barnes’s personal collection and features a handmade cover mailed to the author prior to publication. A letter from the publisher was placed inside the book that reads, in part:

“I enclose the Serbo-Croatian version of A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters. […] [T]he book cover was put together by hand because the final print wasn’t ready by my departure date. […] At least it gives you an idea of what will be appearing in Yugoslav bookstores.” [Signed Christina Pribichevich-Zoric]

This book was republished by Centar za Geopoetiku in 1996.

Istorija sveta u 10½ poglavlja | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters (Geopoetika, 2002; Serbian)


Notes on this edition: Istorija sveta u 10½ poglavlja | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters. Belgrade: Geopoetika, 2002. Pp. 304 + [8]. 20 x 13.4 cm. Translated by Ivana Đordjević and Srđan Vujica. (Serbian).

Very similar format and design as the same title published by Centar za Geopoetiku (1996).

Vor meiner Zeit | Before She Met Me (Heyne, 1994; German)


Notes on this edition: Vor meiner Zeit | Before She Met Me. Munich: Wilhelm Heyne, 1994. Pp. 247 [248]. 18 x 11.5 cm. Translated by Michael Walter. ISBN: 3453075366. (German).

Ljubav, itd. | Love, etc (Geopoetika, 2002; Serbian)


Notes on this edition: Ljubav, itd. | Love, etc. Belgrade: Geopoetika, 2002. Pp. 185 + [5]. 19.8 x 13.5 cm. Translated by Ivana Đurić Paunović. ISBN: 8683053695. (Serbian).

Flauberts Papegøye | Flaubert’s Parrot (Ex Libris Forlag, 1987; Norwegian)


Notes on this edition: Flauberts Papegøye | Flaubert’s Parrot. Oslo: Ex Libris Forlag, 1987. Pp. 201. 21 x 13.5 cm. Translated by Kjell Olaf Jensen. ISBN: 8273840522. (Norwegian).

De frente para o sol | Staring at the Sun (Rocco, 1990; Portuguese-Brazil)


Notes on this edition: De frente para o sol | Staring at the Sun. Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, 1990. Pp. 208. 20.9 x 13.9 cm. Translated by Aulyde Soares Rodrigues. ISBN: 8532500307. (Portuguese-Brazil).