England, England (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Julian Barnes
- First Published: 1998
- Type of Work: Novel
- Time of Work: The near future
- Setting: England
- Principal Characters: Sir Jack Pitman, Martha Cochrane, Paul Harrison, Dr. Max
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: History, Future, England or English people, Amusement parks
- Locales: England
Julian Barnes is a novelist of such intelligence, subtlety, and wit that any offering from him is likely to prove not only a pleasurable read but a teasing source of philosophical reflection as well. England, England, his eighth novel, does not disappoint. It is at once a playful assault on the modern ills of crass commercialization, a postmodern riff on the impossibility of locating an absolute origin of anything, and a serious inquiry into the possibility of self-knowledge and authentic existence.
The England, England of the title refers not to the England on the map,...
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