L’unica storia | The Only Story (Mondolibri, 2019; Italian Book Club)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. L’unica storia | The Only Story. Milan: Mondolibri, 2019. Pp. 237 + [7]. 20.9 x 13.7 cm. Translated by Susanna Basso.  (Italian Book Club).

This Italian book club edition has no price listed on the dust jacket.

Die einzige Geschichte | The Only Story (Büchergilde Gutenberg, 2019; German)


Notes on this edition: Die einzige Geschichte  | The Only Story. Frankfurt am Main, Wien, Zürich: Büchergilde Gutenberg, 2019. Pp. 303 [304]. 21 x 13.2 cm. Translated by Gertraude Krueger. ISBN: 9783763271160. (German).

German Bookclub edition issued with a dust jacket, as pictured.

O sentido de um fim | The Sense of an Ending (TAG/Rocco, 2019; Portuguese-Brazil)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. O sentido de um fim | The Sense of an Ending. Rio de Janeiro: TAG/Rocco, 2019. Pp. 175 + [1]. 21.7 x 14.1 cm. Translated by Léa Viveiros de Castro. ISBN: 9788532531391. (Portuguese-Brazil).

TAG: Experiência Literária is a book service that curates titles for subscribers. In addition to selecting quality authors and novels, TAG packages the novels in dynamic ways.

The TAG edition of O sentido de um fim includes the novel, a pamphlet containing articles and information about the book, a bookmark, and a blank notebook, all housed in a slipcase, as shown.

Pamphlet: Pp. 32. 21.5 x 14 cm.
Notebook: 20.7 x 14.1 cm. The pages are dotted, not blank or lined.
Slipcase: 21.9 x 14.2 cm.

L’uomo con la vestaglia rossa | The Man in the Red Coat (Mondolibri, 2021; Italian Book Club)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. L’uomo con la vestaglia rossa | The Man in the Red Coat. Milan: Mondolibri, 2021. Pp. 299 + [1]. 21.8 x 14.6 cm. Translated by Daniela Fargione. (Italian).

This Italian book club edition has no price listed on the dust jacket. While the copyright page suggests a publication date of 2020, the book elsewhere indicates the printing was concluded in February 2021.

Der Mann Im Roten Rock | The Man in the Red Coat (Büchergilde Gutenberg, 2021; German Book Club)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Der Mann Im Roten Rock | The Man in the Red Coat. Büchergilde Gutenberg, 2021. Pp. 229 + [1]. 21.8 x 14.6 cm. Translated by Gertraude Krueger. ISBN: 9783763272716. (German).

German Book Club edition in red cloth binding, no dust jacket issued. Cover design by Cosima Schneider.

England, England (Quality Paperbacks Direct, 1998)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. England, England. London: Quality Paperbacks Direct, 1998. Pp. 266. 21.5 x 13.5 cm.

Den Eneste Historie | The Only Story (Gyldendals Bogklubber, 2018; Danish)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Den Eneste Historie | The Only Story. [Copenhagen]: Gyldendals Bogklubber, 2018. Pp. 259 [260] +[4] blank. 20 x 12.8 cm. Translated by Claus Bech. ISBN: 9788703085456. (Danish).

This “Gyldendals Bogklubber” edition was issued in 2018, as was the first edition by Gyldendal, with slight color difference to cover and textual difference to title page and copyright page. Pagination for both editions appears identical.

Alsof het voorbij is | The Sense of an Ending (Libris Boekhandels, 2015; Dutch)


Notes on this edition: Alsof het voorbij is | The Sense of an Ending. Libris Boekhandels, 2015. Pp. 158 + [2]. 21 x 13.5 cm. Translated by Ronald Vlek. ISBN: 9789025447328. (Dutch).

Book of the Month edition.

Una Historia del Mundo en Diez Capítulos y Medio | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters (Círculo de Lectores, 1991; Spanish Book Club)


Notes on this edition: Una Historia del Mundo en Diez Capítulos y Medio | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters. Barcelona: Círculo de Lectores, 1991. Pp. 357 + [3]. 21.2 x 13.3 cm. Translated by Maribel de Juan. ISBN: 8422636808. (Spanish Book Club).

O Papagaio de Flaubert | Flaubert’s Parrot (Círculo de Leitores, 1988; Portuguese)


Notes on this edition: O Papagaio de Flaubert | Flaubert’s Parrot. Círculo de Leitores, 1988. Pp. 214 [215] + [7]. Translated by Ana Maria Amador. (Portuguese).

The copyright page states that this edition was licensed from Quetzal Editores, which also published a Portuguese edition of Julian Barnes’s book in 1988. This edition appears to be a book club edition. No ISBN listed.