The Esquire Book of Sports Writing (Penguin, 1995)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes & Martin Amis. “The Grudge Match”. The Esquire Book of Sports Writing. Edited by Greg Williams. London: Penguin, 1995. Pp. 229 [230]. 19.7 x 12.9 cm. ISBN: 0140251243.

The entire entry runs from pp. 117-[124] with Julian  Barnes’s specific contribution on pp. 121-[124]. Originally published in Esquire Magazine in 1991.

The Writing Life | Uncorrected Proof (Public Affairs, 2003)


Notes on this edition: The Writing Life: Writers on How They Think and Work. Edited by Marie Arana. New York: Public Affairs, 2003. Pp. 404 + [6]. 20.8 x 13.9 cm.

Uncorrected proof in paper covers. Julian Barnes’s entry is titled “Literary Executions” appears on pp. 382-386. Barnes’s biographical profile appears on pp. [380]-382.

“A Collection from The Washington Post Book World”.

Ford Madox Ford, France and Provenance (Rodopi, 2011)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. “Ford and Provence”. Ford Madox Ford, France and Provenance. Edited by Dominique Lemarchal and Claire Davison-Pégon. Amsterdam: Editions Rodopi B.V., 2011. Pp. 297 + [23]. 22 x 15 cm. ISBN: 9789042033474.

Barnes’s essay appears on pp. 153-163. “An un-annotated version of this essay was first published in the Guardian, 21 August 2010, Review, 2-4, under the title ‘Ford Madox Ford’s passionate affair with Provence‘.”

Das Winterlesebuch | “Der 50-Pence-Nikolaus” (Wilhelm Heyne, 1999; German)


Notes on this edition: Das Winterlesebuch: Geschichten für lange Winterabende. Wilhelm Heyne, 1999. Pp. 377 + [7]. 18 x 11.5 cm. ISBN: 3453161416. (German).

Reprints Dan Kavanagh’s short story “Der 50-Pence-Nikolaus” (translated by Gertraude Krueger): pp. 57-[64]. Originally published in Time Out magazine.

Flaubert’in Papağanı | Flaubert’s Parrot (Can Yayınları, 1989; Turkish)


Notes on this edition: Flaubert’in Papağanı | Flaubert’s Parrot. Istanbul: Can Yayınları, 1989. Pp. 248. 19.5 x 12.6. Translated by Şavkar Altinel. ISBN: 9755100350. (Turkish).

Flauberts papegøje | Flaubert’s Parrot (Tiderne Skifter, 1987; Danish)


Notes on this edition: Flauberts papegøje | Flaubert’s Parrot. Copenhagen: Tiderne Skifter, 1987. Pp. 223 + [1]. 21 x 13.2 cm. Translated by Lisbeth Hertel. ISBN: 8774452878. (Danish).

Voor ze me kende | Before She Met Me (Uitgeverij de Arbeiderspers, 1988; Dutch)


Notes on this edition: Voor ze me kende | Before She Met Me. Amsterdam: Uitgeverij de Arbeiderspers, 1988. Pp. 204. 20 x 12.5 cm. Translated by Else Hoog. ISBN: 9029501340. (Dutch).

Grote ABC, nr. 620.

Metroland (Diana Verlag, 1999; German)


Notes on this edition: Metroland. Zürich: Diana Verlag, 1999. Pp. 231 [232] + [8]. 18.6 x 12 cm. Translated by Gertraude Krueger. ISBN: 3453152654. (German).

Published by Diana Verlag, but Heyne website listed on the copyright page.

In die Sonne sehen | Staring at the Sun (Heyne, 1996; German)


Notes on this edition: In die Sonne sehen | Staring at the Sun. Munich: Wilhelm Heyne, 1996. Pp. 269 [270] + [2]. 17.8 x 11.4 cm. Translated by Gertraude Krueger. ISBN: 3453092554. (German).

O porco-espinho | The Porcupine (Rocco, 1996; Portuguese-Brazil)


Notes on this edition: O porco-espinho | The Porcupine. Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, 1996. Pp. 117 + [3]. 20.8 x 14 cm. Translated by Roberto Grey. ISBN: 9788532506139. (Portuguese-Brazil) .