England, England (Mercure de France, 2000; French)


Notes on this edition: England, England. [Paris]: Mercure de France, 2000. Pp. 368.  20.5 cm. Translated by Jean-Pierre Aoustin. ISBN: 9782715221307. (French).

Arthur & George (Mercure de France / Folio, 2007; French)


Note on this edition: Julian Barnes. Arthur & George. [Paris]: Mercure de France / Folio, 2007. Pp. 598 [599] + [9]. 17.8 x 10.7 cm. Translated by Jean-Pierre Aoustin. ISBN: 9782070348527. (French).

The Folio edition follows the first French edition published in 2007.

Love, etc. | Talking It Over (Éditions Denoël / Le Grand Livre du Mois, 1992; French | Book of the Month)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Love, etc. | Talking It Over. Paris: Éditions Denoël / Le Grand Livre du Mois, 1992. Pp. 314 + [2]. 21.7 x 14.6 cm. Translated by Raymond Las Vergnas. ISBN: 9782286040642. (French).

French translation of Julian Barnes’s Talking It Over under the title Love, etc. This “Book of the Month” selection in bound in red. Printed in October 1992.

Dix ans après | Love, etc (Mercure de France, 2002)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Dix ans après | Love, etc. Paris: Mercure de France, 2002. Pp. 253 [254] + [2]. 20.5 x 14 cm. Translated by Jean-Pierre Aoustin. ISBN: 9782715222236. (French).

Published in December 2001, Dix ans après is the French translation of Julian Barnes’s novel Love, etc, which is a sequel to the novel Talking It Over. Interestingly, Talking It Over was translated into French with under the title Love, etc.

Avant moi | Before She Met Me (Denoël / Gallimard Folio, 1993; French)


Notes on this edition: Avant moi | Before She Met Me. Paris: Denoël / Gallimard Folio, 1993. Pp. 283 [284] + [4]. 17.7 x 10.8 cm. Translated by Michel Courtois-Fourcy. ISBN: 2070388026. (French).

Title page lists the publisher as Denoël. The spine states the book is folio book no. 2505.

The printing below was published in 1999 and features a new photograph to the front cover.

À jamais: et autres nouvelles (Denoël / Gallimard Folio, 2009; French)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. À jamais: et autres nouvelles. Paris: Denoël / Gallimard Folio, 2009. Pp. 110 + [2]. 17.8 x 10.8 cm. Translated by Jean-Pierre Aoustin. ISBN: 9782070360956.

Three short stories reprinted from the French translation of Julian Barnes’s collection Cross Channel (“Nouvelles extraites du recueil Outre-Manche“). The stories include “Evermore”, “Experience”, and “Hermitage”.

Title page lists the publisher as Denoël. The spine states the book is folio book no. 4839.

Le perroquet de Flaubert | Flaubert’s Parrot (Stock, 2000; French)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Le perroquet de Flaubert | Flaubert’s Parrot. Paris: Stock, 2000. Pp. 341 [342] + [10]. 17.9 x 11 cm. Translated by Jean Guiloineau. ISBN: 9782234052130. (French).

Series: Bibliothèque Cosmopolite

Vol a tous les étages | Fiddle City (Actes Sud, 1993; French)


Notes on this edition: Vol a tous les étages | Fiddle City. Arles: Actes Sud, 1993. Pp. 290 [291] + [5]. 19.1 x 10 cm. Translated by Philippe Loubat-Delranc. ISBN: 274270048x. (French).

French translation of Dan Kavanagh’s second crime novel Fiddle City. Bottom front cover states “Collection Polar Sud”.

The volume was published with a dark blue promotional band. The example pictured is from Julian Barnes’s personal collection.

Arthur & George (Mercure de France, 2007; French)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Arthur & George. Paris: Mercure de France, 2007. Pp. 552 + [6]. 20.5 x 13.9 cm. Translated by Jean-Pierre Aoustin. ISBN: 9782715226128.

French translation paperbound in blue wraps with illustrated dust jacket, as shown.

La table citron | The Lemon Table (Mercure de France, 2006; French)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. La table citron | The Lemon Table. Paris: Mercure de France, 2006. Pp. 252 [253] + [5]. 20.5 x 14 cm. Translated by Jean-Pierre Aoustin. ISBN: 2715225180. (French).

Published in January 2006, this edition features a promotional, paper band with an image of lemons.