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Arthur & George | Re-jacketed (Vintage Books, 2012)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Arthur & George. London: Vintage Books, 2012. Pp. 505 + [1]. 19.3 x 12.8 cm. ISBN: 9780099492733.

Vintage issued the paperback edition of Julian Barnes’s Arthur & George with an updated cover following the success of Barnes’s novel The Sense of an Ending in 2011. The cover lettering echoes the lettering on the jacket of the Jonathan Cape edition of the Man Booker Prize winning novel. Both covers were designed by Suzanne Dean. The edition pictured is a eleventh printing with the number sequence on the copyright page: “12 14 16 18 20 19 17 15 13 11”.

The Sense of an Ending | Uncorrected Proof (Jonathan Cape, 2011)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. The Sense of an Ending. London: Jonathan Cape, 2011. Pp. 150 + [4]. 19.9 x 12.9 cm. Proof ISBN: 9780224096126.

Uncorrected proof in paper covers with ruled paper imagery. “The Sense of | an Ending” in dark red lettering and “Julian | Barnes | WINNER OF THE DAVID COHEN PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2011” in black near the bottom of the front cover. Proof ISBN stated to back cover: 9780224096126

درک یک پایان | The Sense of an Ending (Ghasedak-e Saba, 2017)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. درک یک پایان | The Sense of an Ending. Ghasedak-e Saba, 2017. Pp. 176. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. Translated by Niloofar Dodd. ISBN: 9786005675320.

Third Persian translation of Julian Barnes’s The Sense of an Ending, this edition features a cover with stills from the film adaptation of the novel.

Sincere thanks to Mohammad Hekmat for providing a copy of the book and information concerning its publication.

هیاهوی زمان | The Noise of Time (Cheshmeh, 2016; Persian)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. هیاهوی زمان | The Noise of Time. Tehran: Cheshmeh, 2016. Pp. 183 + [1]. 21.4 x 14.4 cm. Translated by Peyman Khaksar. ISBN: 9786002296900. (Persian).

The third Persian translation of Julian Barnes’s The Noise of Time, this edition received wide attention because the publisher and translator were more well-known. This example is of the 6th printing.

Sincere thanks to Mohammad Hekmat for providing a copy of the book and information concerning its publication.

سپاس ریوندی | The Noise of Time (Mahi, 2016; Persian)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. سپاس ریوندی | The Noise of Time. Mahi, 2016. Pp. 188 + [2]. 21.4 x 14.4 cm. Translated by سپاس ریوندی [Sepas Reivandi]. ISBN: 9789642092710. (Persian).

The first Persian translation of Julian Barnes’s The Noise of Time to reach the market. This copy is the 2nd reprint issued.

Sincere thanks to Mohammad Hekmat for providing a copy of the book and information concerning its publication.

همهمه‌ی زمان | The Noise of Time (Nafir, 2016; Persian)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. همهمه‌ی زمان | The Noise of Time. Nafir, 2016. Translated by Marjan Mohammadi. Pp. 249 + [2]. 21.1 x 14.7 cm. ISBN: 9786009641635. (Persian).

This Persian translation was the first undertaken for Julian Barnes’s The Noise of Time, but it was not the first to reach the market. Publication was late because of delays in the Ministry of Culture in Iran.

Sincere thanks to Mohammad Hekmat for providing a copy of the book and information concerning its publication.

سطوح زندگی | Levels of Life (Melikan, 2015; Persian)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. سطوح زندگی | Levels of Life. Tehran: Melikan, 2015. Pp. 80. 21.2 x 14.5 cm.  Translated by Shabnam Saadat. ISBN: 9786007845059. (Persian).

Sincere thanks to Mohammad Hekmat for providing a copy of the book and information concerning its publication.

درک یک پایان | The Sense of an Ending (Farhang-i Nashr-i Naw, 2016; Persian)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. درک یک پایان | The Sense of an Ending. Nashr-e No, 2016. Pp. 201 + [3]. 19.5 x 13 cm. Translated by Hassan Kamshad. ISBN: 9786007439340. (Persian).

The first edition of Julian Barnes’s The Sense of an Ending published in Iran. Despite parts of the book being censored, the novel was well-received. This specimen is the 5th printing.

Sincere thanks to Mohammad Hekmat for providing a copy of the book and information concerning its publication.

حس یک پایان | The Sense of an Ending (Zaryab, 2015; Persian)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes.حس یک پایان | The Sense of an Ending. Zaryab, 2015. Pp. 192. 20.5 x 13.5 cm. Translated by Mohammad Hekmat. ISBN: 9789936615021. (Persian).

Published in Afghanistan, this is the first Persian translation of Julian Barnes. It is also the only uncensored Persian version of The Sense of an Ending.

Sincere thanks to Mohammad Hekmat for providing a copy of the book and information concerning its publication. Read an interview with Mohammad Hekmat about his translation of Barnes’s The Sense of an Ending in the Los Angeles Review of Books (15 March 2017).

回憶的餘燼 Hui yi de yu jin | The Sense of an Ending (Tian Xia Wen Hua, 2012; Chinese)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. 回憶的餘燼 (Hui yi de yu jin) | The Sense of an Ending. Tian Xia Wen Hua, 2012. Pp. 205 + [3]. 21 x 15 cm. (Chinese).

Paper cover with dust jacket and promotional band. Copyright page appears on page [206].