The Sense of an EndingRandom House of Canada, 02.08.2011 - 160 Seiten Winner of the 2011 Booker Prize and #1 international bestseller, The Sense of an Ending is a masterpiece. The story of a man coming to terms with the mutable past, Julian Barnes's award-winning novel is laced with his trademark precision, dexterity and insight. It is the work of one of the world's most distinguished writers. Tony Webster and his clique first met Adrian Finn at school. Sex-hungry and book-hungry, they navigated the girl drought of gawky adolescence together, trading in affectations, in-jokes, rumour and wit. Maybe Adrian was a little more serious than the others, certainly more intelligent, but they swore to stay friends forever. Until Adrian's life took a turn into tragedy, and all of them, especially Tony, moved on and did their best to forget. Now Tony is in middle age. He's had a career and a marriage, a calm divorce. He gets along nicely, he thinks, with his one child, a daughter, and even with his ex-wife. He's certainly never tried to hurt anybody. Memory, though, is imperfect. It can always throw up surprises, as a lawyer's letter is about to prove. The unexpected bequest conveyed by that letter leads Tony on a dogged search through a past suddenly turned murky. And how do you carry on, contentedly, when events conspire to upset all your vaunted truths? |
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Adrian Adrian's diary answer anyway apology Arthur & George asked badges Brother Jack chips Chislehurst Clifton Suspension Bridge corroboration course damage drinking expect father feel felt Finn forty Fruitcake fucking girl girlfriend going Gunnell hair hand happened head hope Humber Super Snipe imagine John Ford JULIAN BARNES knew later least less letter lives looked Margaret Marriott mean meant memory mind Minsterworth Moody Blues mother mystery never nodded nowadays Old Joe Hunt parents perhaps question realised relationship remember remorse replied responsibility Robson seemed sense Severn Bore smile someone Sorry Speed bump Stefan Zweig story stuff suicide sure Susie talking Ted Hughes tell things thought told Tony took Trafalgar Square truth trying turned waited walked wanking Webster weekend woman woman of mystery wondered words wrong young