Category: Translations

La France en automobile | A Motor-Flight Through France (Mercure de France, 2017; French)

Notes on this edition: Edith Wharton. La France en automobile | A Motor-Flight Through France. Paris: Mercure de France/Folio, 2017. Pp. 208 [209] + [15]. 17.8 x 10.8 cm. Translated by Jean Pavans. ISBN: 9782072710926. (French).

Preface by Julian Barnes, originally written in 1995, but translated into French for the Mercure de France edition (2015).

Darüber Reden | Talking It Over (Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 2013; German)

Notes on this edition: Darüber Reden | Talking It Over. Cologne: Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 2013. Pp. 319 + [1]. 20.8 x 13 cm. Translated by Gertraude Krueger. ISBN: 9783462037074. (German).

Metroland (Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 2013; German)

Notes on this edition: Metroland. Cologne: Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 2013. Pp. 247 + [11]. 20.8 x 13 cm. Translated by Gertraude Krueger. ISBN: 9783462045932. (German).

Història del món en deu capítols i mig | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters (Proa, 1997; Catalan)

Notes on this edition: Història del món en deu capítols i mig | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters. Barcelona: Proa, 1997. Pp. 403 + [7]. 20 x 13.4 cm. Translated by Marta Bes Oliva. ISBN: 8482564641. (Catalan).

10½ Bölümde Dünya Tarihi | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters (AFA Yayinlari, 1994; Turkish)

Notes on this edition: 10½ Bölümde Dünya Tarihi | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters. Istanbul: AFA Yayinlari, 1994. Pp. 347 + [5]. 19.3 x 12.6 cm. Translated by Armaǧan Anar. ISBN: 9754142564. (Turkish).

Seni Sevmiyorum | Taking It Over (Mitos Yayinlari, 1994; Turkish)

Notes on this edition: Seni Sevmiyorum | Taking It Over. Istanbul: Mitos Yayınları, 1994. Pp. 252 + [4]. 19.4 x 13.4 cm. Translated by Serdar Rifat Kırkoğlu. ISBN: 9757468134. (Turkish).

Do outro lado da mancha | Cross Channel (Rocco, 2001; Portuguese-Brazil)

Notes on this edition: Do outro lado da mancha | Cross Channel. Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, 2001. Pp. 162 + [2]. 21 x 14 cm. Translated by Roberto Grey. ISBN: 8532512690. (Portuguese-Brazil).

Amore, ecc. | Talking It Over (Einaudi, 2013; Italian)

Notes on this edition: Amore, ecc. | Talking It Over. Torino: Einaudi, 2013. Pp. 262 + [6]. 20.8 x 13.5 cm. Translated by Riccardo Mainardi. ISBN: 9788806217464. (Italian).

The title translates as Love, etc., which some foreign publishers adopted for their translations of Talking It Over. The sequel Love, etc. was translated as Amore, dieci anni dopo (Einaudi, 2014).

Visit Einaudi’s author page for Julian Barnes here: https://www.einaudi.it/autori/julian-barnes/ 

A História do Mundo em 10½ Capítulos | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters (Rocco, 1992; Portuguese-Brazil)

Notes on this edition: A História do Mundo em 10½ Capítulos | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters. Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, 1992. Pp. 309 + [1]. 20.8 x 14 cm. Translated by Roberto Grey. ISBN: 8532501133. (Portuguese-Brazil).

Het stekelvarken | The Porcupine (Atlas, 1993; Dutch)

Notes on this edition: Het stekelvarken | The Porcupine. Amsterdam: Atlas, 1993. Pp. 144. 20 x 12.5 cm. Translated by Frans van der Wiel. ISBN: 9025401252. (Dutch).

The images show two dust cover variants. Both copies courtesy of Julian Barnes’s personal collection.