Antes de conocernos | Before She Met Me (Compactos Anagrama, 1995; Spanish)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Antes de conocernos | Before She Met Me. Barcelona: Compactos Anagrama, 1995. Pp. 201 + [7]. 18.5 x 12 cm. Translated by Agustín Tena and Luz Quintana. ISBN: 8433914448. (Spanish).

El perfeccionista en la cocina | The Pedant in the Kitchen (Compactos Anagrama, 2015; Spanish)


Notes on this edition: El perfeccionista en la cocina | The Pedant in the Kitchen. Barcelona: Compactos Anagrama, 2015. Pp. 131 + [5]. 20.5 x 13.5 cm. Translated by Jaime Zulaika. ISBN: 9788433977588. (Spanish).

La Mesa Limón | The Lemon Table (Compactos Anagrama, 2007; Spanish)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. La Mesa Limón | The Lemon Table. Barcelona: Editorial Anagrama, 2007. Pp. 234 + [6]. 20.5 x 13.3 cm. Translated by Jaime Zulaika. ISBN: 9788433972736. (Spanish).

This is the first Compactos Anagrama edition following the first Editorial Anagrama edition (2005).

Arthur & George (Compactos Anagrama, 2017; Spanish)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Arthur & George. Barcelona: Compactos Anagrama, 2017. Pp. 523 + [5]. 20.5 x 13.5 cm. Translated by Jaime Zulaika. ISBN: 9788433973245. (Spanish).

The second printing of Editorial Anagrama’s “Compactos” edition was published in April 2017. The first printing was in June 2008.

Niveles de vida | Levels of Life (Compactos Anagrama, 2017; Spanish)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Niveles de vida | Levels of Life. Barcelona: Compactos Anagrama, 2017. Pp. 143 + [9]. 20.5 x 13.5  cm. Translated by Jaime Zulaika. ISBN: 9788433960023. (Spanish).

This example is the first Compact edition of Levels of Life, published in June 2017.

El sentido de un final | The Sense of an Ending (Compactos Anagrama, 2017; Spanish)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. El sentido de un final | The Sense of an Ending. Barcelona: Editorial Anagrama Compactos, 2017. Pp. 186 + [6]. 20.5 x 13.5 cm. Translated by Jaime Zulaika. ISBN: 9788433977373. (Spanish).

The example above of the “Compactos” edition is the third printing published in July 2017.

Below are examples of later printings in 2018 and 2021.

Hablando del asunto | Talking It Over (Compactos Anagrama, 2003; Spanish)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Hablando del asunto | Talking It Over. Barcelona: Compactos Anagrama, 2003. Pp. 237 + [3]. 20.5 x 13.4 cm. Translated by Maribel de Juan. (Spanish).

This is the second printing of the Compactos Anagrama paperback edition. The first printing of the Compactos edition was in 1999, and the third printing was in 2006.

Una historia del mundo en diez capítulos y medio | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters (Compactos Anagrama, 2000; Spanish)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Una historia del mundo en diez capítulos y medio | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters. Barcelona: Editorial Anagrama, 2000. Pp. 359 + [9]. 20.5 x 13.4 cm. ISBN: 8433914286. Translated by Maribel de Juan. (Spanish).

Copyright page states this particular specimen is the “Cuarta edición” of the Compactos edition, published in November 2000. The spine lists the books as number “98” in the series.


The edition below is the 8th edition printed in May 2018. In addition to a slight difference in the cover hue, the pages differ slightly from the edition above. Pp. 359 + [5].

El loro de Flaubert | Flaubert’s Parrot (Editorial Anagrama/Compactos, 1997; Spanish)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. El loro de Flaubert | Flaubert’s Parrot. Barcelona: Editorial Anagrama/Compactos, 1997. Pp. 229 + [3]. 18.5 x 12 cm. Translated by Antonio Mauri. ISBN: 9788433920904 (Spanish)

Editorial Anagrama issued El loro de Flaubert in a compact edition (Compactos 86). The book pictured is the 3rd printing (“Tercera edición”) published in 1997.

Also pictured (below) is the 5th printing (“Quinta edición”), published in September 2001 and the 11th printing published in 2016.