| Author: | Julian Barnes | ISBN: | 9780307264664 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | Publication: | January 10, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Vintage | Language: | English |
| Author: | Julian Barnes |
| ISBN: | 9780307264664 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Publication: | January 10, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Language: | English |
As boys, George, the son of a Midlands vicar, and Arthur, living in shabby genteel Edinburgh, find themselves in a vast and complex world at the heart of the British Empire. Years later—one struggling with his identity in a world hostile to his ancestry, the other creating the world’s most famous detective while in love with a woman who is not his wife–their fates become inextricably connected.In Arthur & George, Julian Barnes explores the grand tapestry of late-Victorian Britain to create his most intriguing and engrossing novel yet.
As boys, George, the son of a Midlands vicar, and Arthur, living in shabby genteel Edinburgh, find themselves in a vast and complex world at the heart of the British Empire. Years later—one struggling with his identity in a world hostile to his ancestry, the other creating the world’s most famous detective while in love with a woman who is not his wife–their fates become inextricably connected.In Arthur & George, Julian Barnes explores the grand tapestry of late-Victorian Britain to create his most intriguing and engrossing novel yet.
