Peter Kemp, Sunday TimesĮlizabeth Finch ranks alongside Barnes' best. A connoisseur and master of irony himself, he fills this book with instances of its exhilarating power. also celebrates the cast of mind Barnes most prizes. A bravura exercise in nimbly handled erudition. The book's central and most enthralling als with a figure EF esteemed as a kindred spirit: Julian the Apostate. A cryptic crossword of a novel, Elizabeth Finch is a tricksier and even brainier version of Flaubert's Parrot. Barnes's latest novel, must be read at least twice for the full force of its voltage to be felt. John Self, The TimesĮverything Barnes writes changes everything. Elizabeth Finch.offers plenty to chew on.with barely a sentence in it that doesn't have some nutritional value. is always clever, often original and unusually funny. Stephanie Cross, Daily Mail, *Books to Look Out For 2022* 'A lyrical, thoughtful and intriguing exploration of love, grief and the collective myths of history' Booklist Read moreĪ singular tale. A connoisseur and master of irony himself, fills this book with instances of its exhilarating power' Sunday Times and will change Neil's view of the world forever.

Tasked with unpacking her notebooks after her death, Neil encounters once again Elizabeth's astonishing ideas on the past and on how to make sense of the present.īut Elizabeth was much more than a scholar. Neil is just one of many who fell under her spell during his time in her class. 'I'll remember Elizabeth Finch when most other characters I've met this year have faded' The TimesĮlizabeth Finch was a teacher, a thinker, an inspiration.

She will change the way you see the world. The Sunday Times Bestseller from the Winner of the Booker Prize The Sunday Times bestseller from Booker winner Julian Barnes, this is a thrillingly original novel about truth, history and thinking for ourselves

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