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England, England

England, England

Barnes, Julian

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Series: Vintage International

Science FictionGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 0375705503
ISBN13: 9780375705502
Publisher: Vintage
Published: Apr 11 2000
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.46
Height: 0.61 Width: 5.22 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Awards: Man Booker Prize
BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST - From the internationally acclaimed bestselling author The Sense of an Ending comes a wickedly funny novel (The New York Times) about an idyllic land of make-believe in England that gets horribly and hilariously out of hand.

Imagine an England where all the pubs are quaint, where the Windsors behave themselves (mostly), where the cliffs of Dover are actually white, and where Robin Hood and his merry men really are merry. This is precisely what visionary tycoon, Sir Jack Pitman, seeks to accomplish on the Isle of Wight, a destination where tourists can find replicas of Big Ben (half size), Princess Di's grave, and even Harrod's (conveniently located inside the tower of London).

Martha Cochrane, hired as one of Sir Jack's resident no-people, ably assists him in realizing his dream. But when things go awry, Martha develops her own vision of the perfect England. Julian Barnes delights us with a novel that is at once a philosophical inquiry, a burst of mischief, and a moving elegy about authenticity and nationality.

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