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(0)Julian Barnes
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Pub. Date
2022
Formats
Description
'The task of the present is to correct our understanding of the past. And that task becomes the more urgent when the past cannot be corrected.' Elizabeth Finch was a teacher, a thinker, an inspiration - always rigorous, always thoughtful. With careful empathy, she guided her students to develop meaningful ideas and to discover their centres of seriousness. As a former student unpacks her notebooks and remembers her uniquely inquisitive mind, her passion...
Author
Publisher
Chivers Audio
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
6 7 hrs, 5 mins
Description
A retired English doctor, in solitary widowhood, makes a pilgrimage through the life and art of Gustave Flaubert, whose work he has always venerated. As he meditates on his passion, he reveals as much about himself as he uncovers about Flaubert.
Author
Publisher
Chivers Audio
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
14 17 hr., 13 min.
Description
Arthur and George grow up worlds and miles apart in late 19th century Britain. As the new century begins, they are brought together by a sequence of events which make sensational headlines at the time as The Great Wyrley Outrages.
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Publisher
Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2025
Edition
Unabridged ed.
Description
'We always believe that changing our mind is an improvement, bringing a greater truthfulness to our dealings with the world and other people. It puts an end to vacillation, uncertainty, weak-mindedness. It seems to make us stronger and more mature. Well, we would think that, wouldn't we?' In this engaging and erudite essay, critically acclaimed writer Julian Barnes explores what is involved when we change our minds: about words, about politics, about...