Notes on this edition: In de zon kijken | Staring at the Sun. Amsterdam: Uitgeverij de Arbeiderspers, 1986. Pp. 242 + [2]. 20 x 12.4 cm. Translated by Tinke Davids. ISBN: 9029501367. (Dutch).
Grote ABC, nr. 564.
Tag: paper covers
Une histoire du monde en 10 chapitres ½ | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters (Stock, 1990; French)
Notes on this edition: Une histoire du monde en 10 chapitres ½ | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters. Paris: Stock, 1990. Pp. 411 + [9]. 22.5 x 14 cm. Translated by Michel Courtois-Fourcy. ISBN: 2234022509. (French).
Quand tout est déjà arrivé | Levels of Life (Mercure de France/Folio, 2015; French)
Notes on this edition: Quand tout est déjà arrivé | Levels of Life. Paris: Mercure de France/Folio, 2015. Pp. 148 + [12]. 17.8 x 10.8 cm. Translated by Jean-Pierre Aoustin. ISBN: 9782070462339. (French).
Folio (n° 5866)
Par la fenêtre | Through the Window (Mercure de France/Folio, 2016; French)
Notes on this edition: Par la fenêtre: dix-huit chroniques (et une nouvelle) | Through the Window. Paris: Mercure de France/Folio, 2016. Pp. 384 + [16]. 17.8 x 10.8 cm. Translated by Jean-Pierre Aoustin. ISBN: 9782070468829. (French).
Unbefugtes Betreten | Pulse (btb, 2014; German)
Notes on this edition: Unbefugtes Betreten | Pulse. Munich: btb, 2014. Pp. 291 [292] + [12]. 18.7 x 11.7 cm. Translated by Gertraude Krueger and Thomas Bodmer. ISBN: 9783442747221. (German).
Istorija sveta u 10½ poglavlja | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters (Centar za Geopoetiku, 1994; Serbo-Croatian)
Notes on this edition: Istorija sveta u 10½ poglavlja | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters. Belgrade: Centar za Geopoetiku, 1994. Pp. 304 + [6]. 21 cm. Translated by Ivana Đordjević and Srđan Vujica. (Serbian).
This example is from Julian Barnes’s personal collection and features a handmade cover mailed to the author prior to publication. A letter from the publisher was placed inside the book that reads, in part:
“I enclose the Serbo-Croatian version of A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters. […] [T]he book cover was put together by hand because the final print wasn’t ready by my departure date. […] At least it gives you an idea of what will be appearing in Yugoslav bookstores.” [Signed Christina Pribichevich-Zoric]
This book was republished by Centar za Geopoetiku in 1996.
Istorija sveta u 10½ poglavlja | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters (Geopoetika, 2002; Serbian)
Notes on this edition: Istorija sveta u 10½ poglavlja | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters. Belgrade: Geopoetika, 2002. Pp. 304 + [8]. 20 x 13.4 cm. Translated by Ivana Đordjević and Srđan Vujica. (Serbian).
Very similar format and design as the same title published by Centar za Geopoetiku (1996).
Vor meiner Zeit | Before She Met Me (Heyne, 1994; German)
Notes on this edition: Vor meiner Zeit | Before She Met Me. Munich: Wilhelm Heyne, 1994. Pp. 247 [248]. 18 x 11.5 cm. Translated by Michael Walter. ISBN: 3453075366. (German).
Ljubav, itd. | Love, etc (Geopoetika, 2002; Serbian)
Notes on this edition: Ljubav, itd. | Love, etc. Belgrade: Geopoetika, 2002. Pp. 185 + [5]. 19.8 x 13.5 cm. Translated by Ivana Đurić Paunović. ISBN: 8683053695. (Serbian).
De frente para o sol | Staring at the Sun (Rocco, 1990; Portuguese-Brazil)
Notes on this edition: De frente para o sol | Staring at the Sun. Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, 1990. Pp. 208. 20.9 x 13.9 cm. Translated by Aulyde Soares Rodrigues. ISBN: 8532500307. (Portuguese-Brazil).