Flaubert’s Parrot

 

                     
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Title
Flaubert’s Parrot
Author Julian Barnes
Genre Literary Fiction, Metafiction
Format N/A

 

Book Description
Flaubert’s Parrot is a witty and intellectually playful novel in which a retired English doctor becomes obsessed with the life and work of Gustave Flaubert, pursuing the mystery of which stuffed parrot inspired the author. Blending biography, criticism, fiction, and memoir, the book explores obsession, love, loss, and the elusive nature of truth.

About Author

Julian Barnes is a British novelist, essayist, and critic widely regarded as one of the leading literary voices of his generation. Born in Leicester, England, in 1946, he studied Modern Languages at Magdalen College, Oxford, and worked as a journalist and literary editor before focusing on fiction.

Barnes is known for his intellectually rich and stylistically elegant novels, which often explore memory, love, truth, and the unreliability of narrative. His major works include Flaubert’s Parrot, Arthur & George, and The Sense of an Ending, which won the Man Booker Prize in 2011. Alongside his fiction, Barnes has written essays, criticism, and short stories, earning acclaim for his wit, philosophical depth, and precise prose.

  

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