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Amos Gunner
10-19-2011, 09:43 PM
... for The Sense of an Ending.

Has anyone read it? Is it just the book won or a joke?
Mr. Anonymous
10-21-2011, 02:49 AM
I haven't read The Sense of an Ending but I did read a short story of his in The New Yorker this summer. I liked it so much I looked him up, have been meaning to pick up some of his books ever since. He's a great writer, and I'm sure the win is well-deserved.
Mr. Anonymous
10-23-2011, 10:08 PM
The short story is called Homage to Hemmingway. It's in the July 4th issue of The New Yorker. If anyone has a subscription and wants to read it, here's the link.

http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2011/07/04/110704fi_fiction_barnes
Lady MacBeth
10-24-2011, 06:48 AM
The short story is called Homage to Hemmingway. It's in the July 4th issue of The New Yorker. If anyone has a subscription and wants to read it, here's the link.

http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2011/07/04/110704fi_fiction_barnes


Thanks for the link
mccardey
10-29-2011, 02:16 AM
I'm not a huge Barnes fan, but I read "The Sense of an Ending" last night and puzzled over it for ages before I got to that "Oh - I get it!" moment.

I'm sure people with a literary education will have gotten the point from the start, but for Little I it was particularly satisfying. So thanks, Julian Barnes. That was very nicely done :)