Julian Barnes: England, England
England, England
Buch
- Random House UK Ltd, 04/2008
- Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert, B-format paperback
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9780099526544
- Bestellnummer: 2023892
- Umfang: 266 Seiten
- Copyright-Jahr: 2009
- Gewicht: 244 g
- Maße: 195 x 128 mm
- Stärke: 25 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 24.4.2008
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'A brilliant piece of satire' ( Observer ) from Booker prize-winning author Julian BarnesBeschreibung
'A brilliant piece of satire' ObserverAs every schoolboy knows, you can fit the whole of England on the Isle of White. Grotesque, visionary tycoon Sir Jack Pitman takes the saying literally and does exactly that. He constructs on the island 'The Project', a vast heritage centre containing everything 'English', from Big Ben to Stonehenge, from Manchester United to the white Cliffs of Dover. The project is monstrous, risky, and vastly successful. In fact, it gradually begins to rival 'Old' England and even threatens to supersede it...
One of Barnes's finest and funniest novels, England, England calls into question the idea of replicas, truth vs. fiction, reality vs. art, nationhood, myth-making, and self-exploration.
'A brilliant, Swiftian fantasy' The Economist
'There is no more intelligent writer on the literary scene. In this novel, he is also moving. He has written nothing more poignant and enticing' Sunday Times
'A very funny satire about England and the world' Wall Street Journal