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The sense of an ending packs into so few pages so much that the reader finishes it with a sense of satisfaction more often derived from novels several times its length. Created by the original team behind sparknotes, litcharts are the worlds best literature guides. The story of a man coming to terms with the mutable past, julian barnes s new novel is laced with his trademark precision, dexterity and insight. Frank kermode and julian barnes paper presented at 7th idea conference, pamukkale university, 1719 april 20 zekiye.
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As one of the lesserknown authors among his contemporaries, his work is often overlooked before it even receives the benefit of study. When the past catches up with tony, he is forced to confront the paths that he. The big revelation that tony finally comes to understand at the end of the book is. For this to be the stuff of tragedy and not farce, we require a capacity to be more than we presently are.
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