Flaubert’s Parrot | Uncorrected Proof (Jonathan Cape, 1984)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Flaubert’s Parrot. London: Jonathan Cape, 1984. Pp. 190 + [2]. 20.6 x 13.8 cm.

Uncorrected Proof in red paper covers with the Jonathan Cape logo, as pictured.

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.

Georges Simenon: 1903-1989 | “Diary: People Will Hate Us Again” (Peters Fraser & Dunlop, 2018)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. “Diary: People Will Hate Us Again” in Georges Simenon: 1903-1989.  [London]: Peters Fraser & Dunlop, 2018. Unstated, but limited to 100 copies for promotional purposes. Pp. 63  + [1]; Inside front and back covers are numbered. 21 x 14.7 cm.

This stapled pamphlet was produced by John Simenon, Georges Simenon Limited and Peters Fraser & Dunlop Ltd. in conjunction with the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2018. The pamphlet promotes a series of essays written about Georges Simenon. The introduction to the pamphlet states:

To launch the new Simenon publishing programme in German, Kampa Verlag have commissioned afterwords to accompany the new editions. 2019 marks the 30th anniversary of the death of George Simenon and to commemorate 90 years since the creation of his magnificent Maigret series, we have collected together the first of the pieces to be published. These afterwords can be made available for all territories.

John Simenon, Georges Simenon Limited and PFD are proud to be working with distinguished publishers such as yourself all across the world.

Frankfurt, 10th October 2018

Julian Barnes’s afterword appears on pp. 36-52. He wrote the afterword to accompany Simenon’s Chez Krull, published by Kampa Verlag in October 2018.

Special thanks to Eli Keren for providing a copy of this rare publication.

“1981” | 21: 21 Picador Authors Celebrate 21 Years of International Writing (Picador, 1993; Paperback)


Notes on this edition: “1981” by Julian Barnes. Published in 21: 21 Picador Authors Celebrate 21 Years of International Writing.  London: Picador, 1993. Pp. 281 + [3]. 19.7 x 13.1 cm. ISBN: 0330331329. (Paperback with French flaps).

Also published in hardback.

Contributors include:

1972: Oliver Sacks
1973: Patrick McCabe
1974: Graham Swift
1975: Russell Hoban
1976: Ian McEwan
1977: Charles Nicholl
1978: Caryl Phillips
1979: Jim Crace
1980: Candia McWilliam
1981: Julian Barnes
1982: Clive James
1983: Edmund White
1984: Mark Lawson
1985: Tama Janowitz
1986: David Profumohard
1987: Colm Tóibín
1988: Christopher Hope
1989: Rober McLiam Wilson
1990: Norman Lewis
1991: Kathy Lette
1992: Tariq Ali

The Good Soldier: Ford Madox Ford | “Preface” (Ellipses, 2005)


Notes on this edition: The Good Soldier: Ford Madox Ford. Edited by François Gallix. Paris: Ellipses, 2005. Pp. 102 + [10]. 24 x 16 cm. ISBN: 2729825290.

Julian Barnes’s preface to this publication is titled, “He Confused to Make Clear” (pp. [11]-15. The preface is published in English, while essays within the volume are either French or English.

South Wind Through the Kitchen: The Best of Elizabeth David | “Foreword” (David R. Godine, 2006)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. “Foreword.” South Wind Through the Kitchen: The Best of Elizabeth David. Compiled by Jill Norman. Boston: David R. Godine, 2006. Pp. [xxxii], 383 [384]. 22.8 x 15.2 cm. ISBN: 1567923097.

Julian Barnes’s foreword appears on pp. vii-xvii.

Areté Magazine | “Appetite” (Issue 2: Spring/Summer 2000)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. “Appetite.” Areté Magazine, Issue 2 (Spring/Summer 2000): [53]-61. Areté Magazine is edited by Craig Raine.

Black Water 2 | “A Self-Possessed Woman” (Clarkson Potter, 1990)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. “A Self-Possessed Woman.” Black Water 2: More Tales of the Fantastic. Edited by Alberto Manguel. New York: Clarkson Potter, 1990. Pp. 941 + [7]. 19.7 x 13 cm. ISBN: 0517575590.

Julian Barnes’s story appears on pp. [444]-459.

The Fun of It | “What’s in a Domain Name?” (Modern Library, 2001)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. “What’s in a Domain Name?” The Fun of It: Stories from the Talk of the Town. Edited by Lillian Ross. New York: The Modern Library, 2001. Pp. 478 + [10]. 23.4 x 15.5 cm. ISBN: 0375756493.

Julian Barnes’s essay appears on pp. [448]-449. Originally published in the 3 April 2000 issue of The New Yorker.

Writers at the Movies (Perennial, 2000)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. “Book into Film: Chabrol’s Madame Bovary.” Writers at the Movies: Twenty-Six Contemporary Authors Celebrate Twenty-Six Memorable Movies. Edited by Jim Shepard. New York: Perennial, 2000. Pp. 277 + [1].23.1 x 15.5 cm. ISBN: 0060954914.