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| Title | : | Flaubert's Parrot |
| Author | : | Julian Barnes |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 190 pages |
| Published | : | November 27th 1990 by Vintage (first published 1984) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. European Literature. British Literature. Literature. Novels |
Julian Barnes
Paperback | Pages: 190 pages Rating: 3.66 | 12001 Users | 966 Reviews
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Winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2011Flaubert's Parrot deals with Flaubert, parrots, bears and railways; with our sense of the past and our sense of abroad; with France and England, life and art, sex and death, George Sand and Louise Colet, aesthetics and redcurrant jam; and with its enigmatic narrator, a retired English doctor, whose life and secrets are slowly revealed.
A compelling weave of fiction and imaginatively ordered fact, Flaubert's Parrot is by turns moving and entertaining, witty and scholarly, and a tour de force of seductive originality
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| Original Title: | Flaubert's Parrot |
| ISBN: | 0679731369 (ISBN13: 9780679731368) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Booker Prize Nominee (1984), Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize (1985), Premio Grinzane Cavour Nominee for Narrativa Straniera (1988) |
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Ratings: 3.66 From 12001 Users | 966 ReviewsDiscuss About Books Flaubert's Parrot
Geoffrey Braithwaite, a doctor with three children, takes a vacation to Rouen in France to pay homage to his literary hero, Gustave Flaubert, most famously known for his novel Madame Bovary. On this pilgrimage, Dr. Braithwaite is stimulated to think of the many arguments and critiques of his hero and we are drawn along with him. An example of his arguments is in his response to critics who claimed Flaubert was not patriotic:The greatest patriotism is to tell your country when it is behavingThis is the second Julian Barnes book that I've read. I equally liked this and his The Sense of an Ending (also 4 stars). Not that they are similar. In fact, they are almost opposites. This is a lot more literary as this dwells solely on the life of Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880) who obviously is a favorite of Julian Barnes while "Sense" is about a story of a non-communicative man and ends up as a loser. Having said that, there is a tinge of sadness in the life of Flaubert when he died as a lonely
I have so many thoughts after having read this book. As a friend of mine said recently about another book: It makes me think about my own raison-dêtre. Im ambivalent about some of the aspects Barnes explores here but have come to understand that that is his trademark. Having read four of his books now, I am in no doubt that, like Flaubert, Barnes is a master when it comes to style.I feel its a stretch calling this book a novel. Its not entirely, or only, a memoir either, however. Maybe the
"I attract mad people and animals."Loved.A novelised biography of Gustave Flaubert. But better than that sounds. I get the feeling that while Julian Barnes was stalking his favourite author, he found so many oddities and pleasing coincidences (les perroquets !) that he kept a journal entitled Cool shit I know about Flaubert and other musings which became this book.The obsession rubs off. Youre lying if you enjoyed this and didnt contemplate ordering A Simple Soul. This quote cut too close to
The Booker jury sometimes behaves like the Oscar one: how else to explain this-- In the year 1984 the following books were short-listed:Flaubert's Parrot by Julian BarnesEmpire of the Sun by J. G. BallardIn Custody by Anita DesaiHotel du Lac by Anita BrooknerAccording to Mark by Penelope LivelySmall by David LodgeAnd Anita Brookner's jaw-droppingly boring book, pipped Barnes, Ballard & Desai to the post!The same thing happened again in 1998 & 2005, but at least he lost to somewhat good
This is the second Julian Barnes book that I've read. I equally liked this and his The Sense of an Ending (also 4 stars). Not that they are similar. In fact, they are almost opposites. This is a lot more literary as this dwells solely on the life of Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880) who obviously is a favorite of Julian Barnes while "Sense" is about a story of a non-communicative man and ends up as a loser. Having said that, there is a tinge of sadness in the life of Flaubert when he died as a lonely
I'm a recent fan of Julian Barnes. I adored The Sense of an Ending, this was also beautifully written, but a must for anyone who wants to learn about Gustave Flaubert!
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