Tag Archives: Julian Barnes

Julian Barnes, “Something to Declare”

Posted on January 25, 2012 by carolwallace

I tend to think of Julian Barnes as an all-English writer but I realize, that’s probably just because he used to rather famously play tennis with Martin Amis. (So very English!) But it turns out that Barnes is Francophone and … Continue reading →

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Sarah Dunant, “Birth Marks”

Posted on April 13, 2011 by carolwallace

I wonder why so many writers choose to begin with murder mysteries. Could it be that so many of us read them so faithfully? Another possibility is that there are simply so many murder mysteries published that the odds of … Continue reading →

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Julian Barnes, “Nothing to be Frightened Of”

Posted on March 9, 2009 by carolwallace

Well, it was Dead Writers Weekend around here and it ended last night as I read John Updike on John Cheever’s biography in The New Yorker (March 9). Disconcerting: Updike’s voice sounded so very alive!  And writing about Cheever, who … Continue reading →

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