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English writer (born 1946)

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.

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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]

Early life

Barnes was born in Leicester, in the East Midlands of England, on 19 January 1946, although his family moved to the outer suburbs of London six weeks afterwards.^[3][4] Both of his parents were French teachers.^[3][1] He has sai Julian Barnes: Official Website QUF