Manş Ötesi

In his first story book, Beyond the Mans, Julian Barnes deals with one of the main themes of his writing, with his unique ironic expression and richness of detail: In a period of more than three centuries, French cultural The discovery of its geography by the British... Ten stories spanning various time periods, one by one or as a whole, follow the literary projections of that strange and constant attraction between England and France. In his book, Barnes establishes a complex network of themes that develops by feeding on a common main vein and enriches with new details in each story; It masterfully handles many side themes such as history, art, death, the irresistible weight of memory in human life, and the limitation of the island mentality, especially the theme of art-life conflict: Barnes; 'History, which was thought to do nothing but erase personal memories, was now at the end of the road, a 19th century without religious belief. And when he tells it from the eyes of a century musician; When it is written from the point of view of an obsessive sister who visits the grave of her brother who was martyred in World War I, we see what is called master writing. By interweaving all the stories in the book with fine threads, a detail in one story appears before us in a new context and with a new meaning in another, thus forming the building blocks of a literary fresco. These are stories that contain sadness, joy, and even absurdity. Beyond Mans; An extremely moving and humorous book of stories that combines a surprising wealth of factual detail with deep human insight. A real literary feast for passionate Julian Barnes readers...



Number of Pages: 175

Print Year: 1999


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Ayrinti Publications