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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.
- Julian Barnes
- 2011
May 2, 2012 · A quick explanation of the ending of Julian Barnes’s novel The Sense of an Ending—followed by a long discussion in the comments for those who want to go deeper. First, some background: last year I wrote a review of The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes.
The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes is an allegory that explores the nature of memory and subjectivity. The protagonist, Tony Webster, struggles to come to terms with his past and the role he played in the tragic events that shaped his life.
Aug 4, 2011 · In Julian Barnes’ compelling novel, a middle-aged man is forced to reconsider his life when he is confronted with his imperfectly remembered past. Tony and his clique first met Adrian at school. Sex-hungry and book-hungry, they navigated the sixth form together, trading in-jokes, rumour and wit.
The Sense of an Ending takes its name from a 1967 book of literary criticism by Frank Kermode, which studies how fiction imposes cohesive structures and coherent narratives onto what might otherwise seem like chaos, especially in uncertain times of history. Barnes’s novel is similarly concerned with how all people, not just writers, construct ...
Nov 19, 2011 · The Sense of an Ending, winner of the 2011 Man Booker Prize, might be — paradoxically — Julian Barnes' slenderest and most emotionally forthcoming book to date. In his previous novels and short...
Oct 18, 2011 · Barnes, a three-time finalist, was a favorite for the prize, winning for his novel about a man in his 60s who receives an unexpected bequest that puts him on a path to revisit his youth.
