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A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters
By (Author) Julian Barnes
Vintage Publishing
Vintage Classics
13th January 2026
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Historical fiction
Metaphysical / philosophical fiction
Narrative theme: journeys and voyages
Paperback
320
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 35mm
500g
Julian Barnes is the author of thirteen novels, including The Sense of an Ending, which won the 2011 Man Booker Prize for Fiction, and Sunday Times bestsellers The Noise of Time and The Only Story. He has also written three books of short stories, four collections of essays and three books of non-fiction, including the Sunday Times number one bestseller Levels of Life and Nothing To Be Frightened Of, which won the 2021 Yasnaya Polyana Prize in Russia. In 2017 he was awarded the Legion d'honneur.