Julian Barnes

Julian Barnes
Barnes in 2019
Barnes in 2019
Born (1946-01-19) 19 January 1946 (age 78)
Leicester, England
Pen nameDan Kavanagh (crime fiction), Edward Pygge
OccupationWriter
Alma materMagdalen College, Oxford
GenreNovels, short stories, essays, memoirs
Literary movementPostmodernism
Notable awardsPrix Femina
1992
Commandeur of L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
2004
Man Booker Prize
2011
Jerusalem Prize
2021
Spouse
(m. 1979; died 2008)
Website
julianbarnes.com

Julian Patrick Barnes (born 19 January 1946) is an English writer. He won the Man Booker Prize in 2011 with The Sense of an Ending, having been shortlisted three times previously with Flaubert's Parrot, England, England, and Arthur & George. Barnes has also written crime fiction under the pseudonym Dan Kavanagh (having married Pat Kavanagh).[1] In addition to novels, Barnes has published collections of essays and short stories.

In 2004, he became a Commandeur of L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. His honours also include the Somerset Maugham Award and the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize. He was awarded the 2021 Jerusalem Prize.[2]

  1. ^ Allardice, Lisa (26 October 2019). "Julian Barnes: 'Do you expect Europe to cut us a good deal? It's so childish". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. ^ "The Jerusalem Prize 2021 WINNER". Jbookforum.com. Retrieved 26 June 2021.