Notes on this edition: Глядя на солнце | Staring at the Sun. Moscow: ACT, 2004. Pp. 253 [254] + [2]. 20.5 x 13.3 cm. Translated by И. Гуровой (I. Gurova). ISBN: 5170212690. (Russian).
Category: Staring at the Sun
Se in i solen | Staring at the Sun (Forum, 1988; Swedish)
Notes on this edition: Se in i solen | Staring at the Sun. Stockholm: Forum, 1988. Pp. 233 [234]. 21.8 x 13.8 cm. Translated by Mats Hörmark. ISBN: 9137094394. (Swedish).
To view all of Julian Barnes’s books on the Forum website, please visit: https://www.forum.se/forfattare/15307/julian-barnes/
In die Sonne sehen | Staring at the Sun (Haffmans, 1991; German; Uncorrected Proof)
Notes on this edition: In die Sonne sehen | Staring at the Sun. Zürich: Haffmans, 1991. Pp. 269 [270] + [2]. 18 x 10.8 cm. Translated by Gertraude Krueger. ISBN: 3251001914. (German).
On the lower back cover is printed: “Unkorrigiertes Lese-Exemplar | Rezensionen bite erst ab 5. August 1991” [Uncorrected, review copy | Not available until August 5, 1991]
Pohlédnout do slunce | Staring at the Sun (Mladá fronta, 2010; Czech)
Notes on this edition: Pohlédnout do slunce | Staring at the Sun. Prague: Mladá fronta, 2010. Pp. 253 + [3]. 20.5 x 13.5 cm. Translated by Ladislav Nagy. ISBN: 9788020420466. (Czech).
Le Soleil en Face | Staring at the Sun (Stock, 1987; French; Paperback)
Notes on this edition: Le Soleil en Face | Staring at the Sun. [Paris]: Stock, 1987. Pp. 258 + [6]. 23 x 14.7 cm. Translated by Raymond Las Vergnas. ISBN: 2234020638. (French).
Paperback edition of the Nouveau Cabinet Cosmopolite edition. The hardback of the same translation was published in an almost identical format, including the same pagination and ISBN (Stock, 1987; hardback).
Later printing appears relatively similar, except for variations to the title page, as pictured below in the Stock, 1990 printing (ISBN: 9782234023086).
Le Soleil en Face | Staring at the Sun (Stock, 1987; French; Hardback)
Notes on this edition: Le Soleil en Face | Staring at the Sun. [Paris]: Stock, 1987. Pp. 258 + [6]. 23 x 14.7 cm. Translated by Raymond Las Vergnas. ISBN: 2234020638. (French).
Hardback edition of the Nouveau Cabinet Cosmopolite edition. The paperback of the same translation was published in an almost identical format, including the same pagination and ISBN (Stock, 1987; paperback).
Privind în soare | Staring at the Sun (RAO, 2003; Romanian)
Notes on this edition: Privind în soare | Staring at the Sun. Bucharest: RAO, 2003. Pp. 251 + [5]. 17.7 x 10.7 cm. Translated by Mihai Moroiu. ISBN: 9735765519. (Romanian).
Глядя на солнце | Staring at the Sun (Eksmo, 2014; Russian)
Notes about this edition: Глядя на солнце | Staring at the Sun. Moscow: Eksmo, 2014. Pp. 314 + [6]. 17 x 11.3 cm. Translated by И. Г. Гуровой (I. G. Gurova). ISBN: 9785699766093. (Russian).
In die Sonne sehen | Staring at the Sun (Haffmans Verlag, 1991; German)
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. In die Sonne sehen | Staring at the Sun. Zürich: Haffmans Verlag, 1991. Pp. 269 [270] + [2]. 18.5 x 11.3 cm. Translated by Gertraude Krueger. ISBN: 3251001914. (German).
Cover image by Volker Kriegel. Kriegel’s official website features a photograph of him working on this particular cover.
Staring at the Sun (Random House Canada, 1987; Advance Review Copy)
Notes on this edition: Staring at the Sun. Toronto: Random House Canada, 1987. Pp. 200.
This Advance Review Copy is identical to the First Canadian Edition, except for the stamps to the inside cover and front endsheets. This particular edition is inscribed by Julian Barnes to Greg Gatenby, former Artistic Director of the International Festival of Authors at Harbourfront in Toronto. Barnes’s inscription reads: “To Greg | (who didn’t even pay | money for this) | Julian Barnes | [line] | Toronto, April 1987”. Gatenby’s signature and date are also on the endsheet.
The book is stamped as a review copy, and a review notice is loosely inserted in to the book.