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The stories in Julian Barnes` long-awaited third collection are attuned to rhythms and currents: of the body, of love and sex, illness and death, connections and conversations. A divorcee falls in love with a mysterious European waitress; a widower relives a favourite holiday; two writers rehearse familiar arguments; a couple bond, fall out and bond again over flowers and vegetable patches. And at a series of evenings at ˜Phil & Joanna`s`, the topics of conversation range from the environment to the Britishness of marmalade, from toilet graffiti to smoking, as we witness the guests` lives in flux.
Ranging from the domestic to the extraordinary, from the vineyards of Italy to the English seaside in winter, the stories in Pulse resonate and spark.
About the Author
Julian Barnes is the author of ten novels, including Metroland, Flaubert`s Parrot, A History of the World in 101?2 Chapters and Arthur & George; two books of short stories, Cross Channel and The Lemon Table; and also three collections of journalism, Letters from London, Something to Declare, and The Pedant in the Kitchen.
His work has been translated into more than thirty languages. In France he is the only writer to have won both the Prix MAdicis (for Flaubert`s Parrot) and the Prix Femina (for Talking it Over). In 2004 he was awarded the Austrian State Prize for European Literature. He lives in London. ISBN 9780099552475
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Pages : 240
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