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The stories in Julian Barnes' third collection are attuned to the rhythms and currents of life, of the body, of love and sex, illness and death, connections, and conversations. Each character is bent to a pulse, propelled by success and loss, new beginnings and endings.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: General Fiction/Short Stories
Authors: Julian Barnes
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