Julian Barnes

Books on prize lists

• The Sense of an Ending

  Written in English

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  Booker 2011 · ★ Winner

  The Sense of an Ending

  The Sense of an Ending

  Julian Barnes · 65 when first published

  Novel · 150 pages

  AIAI-generated summary:Tony Webster, retired and amicably divorced, believes he has left his school years and his clever friend Adrian behind, until a lawyer's letter and an unexpected bequest make him look again at what he remembers.

• Arthur & George

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  Booker 2005 · Shortlist

  Arthur & George

  Arthur & George

  Julian Barnes · 59 when first published

  Novel · 352 pages · Historical, Crime

  AIAI-generated summary:Two boys are raised far apart in late Victorian Britain, one in genteel poverty in Edinburgh, the other in a Staffordshire vicarage; years later a sensational run of crimes brings the famous writer and the obscure solicitor together.