Julian Barnes

A former lexicographer with the Oxford English Dictionary and a journalist, Julian has produced a stream of bestsellers since the early 1980s. The London-based writer has worked for the Times Literary Supplement, New Statesman magazine and Sunday Times and The Observer newspapers, and was also the New Yorker′s London correspondent for five years.

His novel, Arthur and George, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. It is based on the true story of a British solicitor in the early 20th century, accused of maiming cattle, and saved by the intervention of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Other acclaimed books by Julian include the satire on the theme park culture, England, England, which was also shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and Flaubert′s Parrot, which was awarded the Prix Médicis in France.

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Julian Barnes

ISBN:

9781848420960

Publisher:

Nick Hern Books

Publication Date:

2011

Binding:

Softcover

Synopsis:
Birmingham solicitor George Edalji has been found guilty of maiming six horses and sentenced to seven years imprisonment. Desperate to prove his innocence, he recruits the help of crime writer Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, to help solve his case and win him a pardon.

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