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Julian Barnes(II)

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Julian Barnes was born in Leicester, England on January 19, 1946 and attended the City of London School, later graduating from a college in Oxford. He worked as a lexicographer for the Oxford English Dictionary in the 1970s. Barnes began working as a reviewer and literary editor for the New Statesmen and the New Review publications in the late 1970s, and later worked as a television critic. He has received several awards and honors for his writing, and has written nine novels, a book of short stories, and two collections of essays. Under the pseudonym of Dan Kavanagh, Barnes has also written several crime novels. He currently lives in London.
BornJanuary 19, 1946
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  • Known for

    Charlotte Gainsbourg, Yvan Attal, and Charles Berling in Love, etc. (1996)
    Love, etc.
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 1996
    Christian Bale and Emily Watson in Metroland (1997)
    Metroland
    6.3
    • Writer
    • 1997
    Jim Broadbent, Charlotte Rampling, Matthew Goode, Emily Mortimer, Michelle Dockery, Freya Mavor, and Billy Howle in The Sense of an Ending (2017)
    The Sense of an Ending
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 2017
    Arthur & George (2015)
    Arthur & George
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer

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    • Jim Broadbent, Charlotte Rampling, Matthew Goode, Emily Mortimer, Michelle Dockery, Freya Mavor, and Billy Howle in The Sense of an Ending (2017)
      The Sense of an Ending
      6.4
      • novel
      • 2017
    • Arthur & George (2015)
      Arthur & George
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • based on the novel "Arthur & George" by
      • 2015
    • Vor meiner Zeit
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • novel
      • 2001
    • Christian Bale and Emily Watson in Metroland (1997)
      Metroland
      6.3
      • novel
      • 1997
    • Charlotte Gainsbourg, Yvan Attal, and Charles Berling in Love, etc. (1996)
      Love, etc.
      6.2
      • novel "Talking It Over"
      • 1996

    Actor



    • Colin Firth, Renée Zellweger, and Hugh Grant in Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
      Bridget Jones's Diary
      6.8
      • Julian Barnes (uncredited)
      • 2001

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 5′ 11¾″ (1.82 m)
    • Born
      • January 19, 1946
      • Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
    • Spouses
        Rachel CugnoniAugust 2025 - present
    • Other works
      A History of the World in 10½ Chapters (novel)
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Interviews
      • 15 Articles

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    • Trivia
      He was nominated (but didn't win) for the 2005 Man Booker Prize for his novel Arthur and George.
    • Quotes
      Grief, like death, is banal and unique.

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