| Record Number |
696307 |
| ISBN |
0375705503 : |
| Author |
Barnes, Julian |
| Title |
England, England / Julian Barnes. |
| Edition |
1st Vintage International ed. |
| Publisher/Date |
New York : Vintage International, c1998. |
| Pagination etc. |
275 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Contents note |
Originally published: London : Jonathan Cape, 1998. |
| Summary Note |
Picture an England where all the pubs are quaint, the Royals behave themselves (more or less), and the cliffs of Dover actually are white. Now imagine that the principal national treasures - from Stonehenge to Buckingham Palace are grouped together on the Isle of Wight. This is precisely the vision that Sir Jack Pitman seeks to realize: a "destination" where tourists can find replicas of Big Ben, Wembley Stadium, the National Gallery, Princess Di's grave, and even Harrods (conveniently located inside the Tower of London), and visit them all in the course of a weekend. As this land of make-believe takes on its own comic and horrible reality, Barnes delights us with a novel that is at once a philosophical inquiry, a burst of mischief, a hilarious romp, and a moving elegy about authenticity and nationality. |
| Subject |
National characteristics, English -- History -- Fiction |
| Human behavior -- Fiction |
| England -- Civilization -- Fiction |
| Isle of Wight (England) -- Politics and government -- Fiction |
| Adventure stories. |
| Adventure stories. |
| Shelf Location |
F BARN |
