{"product_id":"elizabeth-finch-from-the-booker-prize-winning-author-of-the-sense-of-an-ending-9781529116076","title":"Elizabeth Finch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Sunday Times bestseller from Booker winner Julian Barnes, this is a thrillingly original novel about truth, history and thinking for ourselves  The Sunday Times Bestseller from the Winner of the Booker Prize  She will change the way you see the world . . .   'I'll remember Elizabeth Finch when most other characters I've met this year have faded' The Times  Elizabeth Finch was a teacher, a thinker, an inspiration. Neil is just one of many who fell under her spell during his time in her class. 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.  But Elizabeth was much more than a scholar. Her secrets are waiting to be revealed . . . and will change Neil's view of the world forever.  'Enthralling . . . A connoisseur and master of irony himself,  Barnes  fills this book with instances of its exhilarating power' Sunday Times  'A lyrical, thoughtful and intriguing exploration of love, grief and the collective myths of history' Booklist\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781529116076\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 28 Feb 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Vintage Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.8(H)x12.9(L)x1.2(W)158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 158\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eJulian Barnes is the author of fourteen novels, including The Sense of an Ending, which won the 2011 Booker Prize, and Sunday Times bestsellers The Noise of Time and The Only Story. He has also written three books of short stories, four collections of essays and five works of non-fiction, including Nothing to Be Frightened Of and the Sunday Times number one bestseller Levels of Life. He was awarded the David Cohen Prize for lifetime contribution to literature in 2011, and the Legion d'honneur in 2017.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cb\u003e[Barnes] is always clever, often original and unusually funny... \u003ci\u003eElizabeth Finch\u003c\/i\u003e...offers plenty to chew on...with barely a sentence in it that doesn't have some nutritional value.\u003c\/b\u003e -- John Self * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA singular tale.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Stephanie Cross * Daily Mail, *Books to Look Out For 2022* *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEverything Barnes writes changes everything... Barnes's latest novel, must be read at least twice for the full force of its voltage to be felt... A cryptic crossword of a novel, \u003ci\u003eElizabeth Finch \u003c\/i\u003eis a tricksier and even brainier version of \u003ci\u003eFlaubert's Parrot\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Frances Wilson * Oldie *\u003cbr\u003eThe book's central and most enthralling section...deals with a figure EF esteemed as a kindred spirit: Julian the Apostate... A bravura exercise in nimbly handled erudition... [\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Finch\u003c\/i\u003e] also celebrates the cast of mind Barnes most prizes. A connoisseur and master of irony himself, he fills this book with instances of its exhilarating power. -- Peter Kemp * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Finch\u003c\/i\u003e ranks alongside Barnes' best.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Joshua Pugh Ginn * UK Press Syndication *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new novel from Booker Prize winner Julian Barnes is always a literary event, and \u003ci\u003eElizabeth Finch\u003c\/i\u003e...is not different. Wistful, thought-provoking stuff.\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is...Julian Barnes...in his best ambitious high concept mode, serious and playful at once.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Lindsay Duguid * Tablet, *Novel of the Week* *\u003cbr\u003eA surprisingly compelling novel... \u003cb\u003ea thought-provoking book\u003c\/b\u003e that plays with the relationship between author and reader. * Lady *","brand":"Julian Barnes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46521502335193,"sku":"9781529116076","price":22.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781529116076_9863f82a-6ec5-40f0-8b68-cb08748f3eb2.jpg?v=1746712347","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/elizabeth-finch-from-the-booker-prize-winning-author-of-the-sense-of-an-ending-9781529116076","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}