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From the Titanic to the Amazon, The Raft of the Medusa to an ecclesiastical court in medieval France where a bizarre case is about to begin, A History of the World in 10½ Chapters presents a surprising and subversive fictional history of Earth told from several kaleidoscopic perspectives. Ambitious yet accessible, witty and playfully serious, this is no ordinary history, but something stranger: a challenge and a delight for the reader’s imagination. ‘Funny, ironic, erudite, surprising and not afraid to take a dive overboard into the depths of sorrow and loss’ Nadine Gordimer
reproduced by courtesy of Mary Evans Picture Library; The Raft of the Medusa by Gericault courtesy of Louvre/ Bridgeman Images
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JULIAN BARNES
A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 10½ CHAPTERS
Cover details: Earth from space, John Glenn; the Titanic
I S B N 978-1-529-97232-0
JULIAN BARNES A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 10½ CHAPTERS
History isn’t what happened. History is just what historians tell us.
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‘Brilliant, funny, thoughtful, iconoclastic and a delight to read’ Observer
27/10/2025 11:40