Tag: Hardback

Writers on World War II: An Anthology (Alfred A. Knopf, 1991)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. “Staring at the Sun [excerpt].” Writers on World War II: An Anthology. Edited by Mordecai Richler. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. 727 + [9]. 24 x 16 cm. ISBN: 0394572580.

Julian Barnes’s excerpt from Staring at the Sun appears on pp. 159-160.

The Dictionary of Biographical Quotation of British and American Subjects (Alfred A. Knopf, 1978)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes (Contributor). The Dictionary of Biographical Quotation of British and American Subjects. Edited by Richard Kenin and Justin Wintle. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1978. Pp. 860 + [2]. 25.3 x 19.4 cm. ISBN: 039450027x.

While specific entries are not identified as being researched by Julian Barnes, he is listed as one of the contributors to this volume. The work for this volume was done in the years before the publication of Barnes’s first novel (Metroland, 1980). Other contributors include John Baxter and Jonathan Keates amongst others.

According to Julian Barnes, researchers were paid 50p for each quotation that made it into the final publication. Barnes can’t remember at this distance the exact entries he contributed, but based on the payments he received the number was substantial (in the hundreds).

Imaginary Homelands by Salman Rushdie (Granta Books, 1991)

Notes on this edition: Salman Rushdie. Imaginary Homelands: Essays and Criticism, 1981-1991. London: Granta Books, 1991. Pp. 432 + [6]. 23.4 x 15.7 cm. ISBN: 0670839523.

Rushdie’s essay on Julian Barnes’s A History of the World in 10½ Chapters appears on pp. 241-243.

The 64-Square Looking Glass (Times Books, 1993)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. “Playing Chess with Arthur Koestler.” The 64-Square Looking Glass. Edited by Burt Hochberg. New York: Times Books, 1993. Pp. 352 + [2]. 24 x 16.5 cm. ISBN: 0812919297.

Julian Barnes’s essay appears on pp. 150-162.

“Evermore” in The Art of the Story (Viking, 1999)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. “Evermore.” The Art of the Story: An International Anthology of Contemporary Short Stories. Edited by Daniel Halpern. New York: Viking, 1999. Pp. 667 + [5]. 24.2 x 16.4 cm. ISBN: 0670887617.

Julian Barnes’s short story “Evermore” appears on pp. 73-84.

Duffy (Orion Books, 2014; Hardback)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Duffy. London: Orion Books, 2014. Pp. 192 + [10]. 22.2 x 14.1 cm. ISBN: 9781409150176.

Orion Books republished all four Dan Kavanagh novels in hardback and paperback. This is the Orion hardback edition of the first Kavanagh novel Duffy, originally published by Jonathan Cape (1980).

Jedyna historia | The Only Story (Świat Książki, 2018; Polish)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Jedyna historia | The Only Story. Warsaw: Świat Książki, 2018. Pp. 285 [286] + [2]. 20.7 x 13.1 cm. Translated by Dominika Lewandowska-Rodak. ISBN: 9788380312418. (Polish).

The Only Story (Alfred A. Knopf, 2018; 2nd Printing)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. The Only Story. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.

This is the 2nd printing following the first American edition. The second printing was available in April 2018, the same month as the original publication.

Papuga Flauberta | Flaubert’s Parrot (Czytelnik, 1992; Polish)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Papuga Flauberta | Flaubert’s Parrot. Warsaw: Czytelnik, 1992. Pp. 288 [289] + [3]. 15.1 x 10.1 cm. Translated by Adam Szymanowski. ISBN: 8307022428. (Polish).

Vom Ende einer Geschichte | The Sense of an Ending (btb, 2015; German)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Vom Ende einer Geschichte | The Sense of an Ending. Munich: btb, 2015. Pp. 218 [219] + [5]. 15.4 x 9.3 cm. Translated by Gertraude Krueger. ISBN: 9783442748747. (German)

Small format pocket book with stiff covers covered in cloth. Copyright page appears in the back of the book pp. 220.