Nothing to be frightened of
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.
Format
Book
Edition
1st American ed.
ISBN
9780307269638, 0307269639
Physical Desc
243 pages ; 22 cm
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.
Edition
1st American ed.
Language
English
ISBN
9780307269638, 0307269639
Notes
Description
"I don't believe in God, but I miss him." So begins this book, which is a family memoir, an exchange with his brother (a philosopher), a meditation on mortality and the fear of death, a celebration of art, an argument with and about God, and a homage to the writer Jules Renard. Barnes also draws poignant portraits of the last days of his parents, recalled with great detail, affection and exasperation. Other examples he takes up include writers, "most of them dead and quite a few of them French," as well as some composers, for good measure. Although he cautions us that "this is not my autobiography," the book nonetheless reveals much about Barnes the man and the novelist: how he thinks and how he writes and how he lives. At once deadly serious and dazzlingly playful, this is a wise, funny and constantly surprising tour of the human condition.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Barnes, J. (2008). Nothing to be frightened of (1st American ed.). Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Barnes, Julian. 2008. Nothing to Be Frightened of. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Barnes, Julian. Nothing to Be Frightened of Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Barnes, Julian. Nothing to Be Frightened of 1st American ed., Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.
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