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The Sense of an Ending is a 2011 novel written by British author Julian Barnes. The book is Barnes's eleventh novel written under his own name (he has also written crime fiction under the pseudonym Dan Kavanagh) and was released on 4 August 2011 in the United Kingdom.
Aug 4, 2011 · This intense novel follows a middle-aged man as he contends with a past he has never much thought about - until his closest childhood friends return with a vengeance, one of them from the grave, another maddeningly present.
May 29, 2012 · A novel so compelling that it begs to be read in a single setting, The Sense of an Ending has the psychological and emotional depth and sophistication of Henry James at his best, and is a stunning achievement in Julian Barnes's oeuvre.
Nov 10, 2011 · Now, with his powerfully compact new novel, “The Sense of an Ending” — which has just won the 2011 Booker Prize — Julian Barnes takes his place among the subtly assertive practitioners of...
Jan 1, 2011 · All the main characters are excruciatingly unpleasant and, on the whole, thoroughly boring people, and this is where Julian Barnes shines: without undue sentimentality, he makes us care about what happened to these people, and we end up feeling desperately sorry for them.
Aug 5, 2014 · The Sense of an Ending is the story of one man coming to terms with the mutable past. Laced with trademark precision, dexterity, and insight, it is the work of one of the world's most distinguished writers. A complete and unabridged reading by Richard Morant. Read more.
- Julian Barnes
BOOKER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A novel that follows a middle-aged man as he contends with a past he never much thought about—until his closest childhood friends return with a vengeance: one of them from the grave, another maddeningly present.
