A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters

Name: A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters
SKU: 3176116
Price: 25.99 AUD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5.0 (1 reviews)

By:

Julian Barnes

Format:

Paperback / softback

Show Hide Adult Content

$25.99

Available from supplier

Usually ships in 6-8 weeks

0 in Trolley

Price Match

Wrap this item as a gift ($5.90) - add a free gift card on the next page

Buy Now, Pay Later with:

Afterpay is available on orders $100 to $2000 Learn more

Availability

Delivering to:

Estimated arrival:

Around 3-15 July using International Courier

Description

'Funny, ironic, erudite, surprising, and not afraid to take a dive overboard into the depths of sorrow and loss. My novel of the year' Nadime Gordimer Winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2011 Beginning with an unlikely stowaway's account of life on board Noah's Ark, A History of the World in 10 Chapters presents a surprising and subversive fictional-history of earth told from several kaleidoscopic perspectives. Noah disembarks from his ark but he and his Voyage are not forgotten- they are revisited in on other centuries and other climes - by a Victorian spinster mourning her father, by an American astronaut on an obsessive personal mission. We journey to the Titanic, to the Amazon, to the raft of the Medusa, and to an ecclesiastical court in medieval France where a bizarre case is about to begin... This is no ordinary history, but something stranger; a challenge and a delight for the reader's imagination. Ambitious yet accessible, witty and playfully serious, this is the work of a brilliant novelist.

Author Biography:

Julian Barnes is the author of twelve novels, including The Sense of an Ending, which won the 2011 Man Booker Prize for Fiction. He has also written three books of short stories, Cross Channel, The Lemon Table and Pulse; four collections of essays; and two books of non-fiction, Nothing to be Frightened Of and the Sunday Times Number One bestseller Levels of Life. He lives in London.

Release date Australia

August 6th, 2009

Author

Julian Barnes

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Pages

320

Dimensions

130x198x25

ISBN-13

9780099540120

Product ID

3176116

Customer reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Based on 1 Customer Ratings

5 star		(1)
4 star		(0)
3 star		(0)
2 star		(0)
1 star		(0)

Nobody has reviewed this product yet. You could be the first!

Write a Review

Marketplace listings

There are no Marketplace listings available for this product currently.
Already own it? Create a free listing and pay just 9% commission when it sells!

Sell Yours Here