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The Lemon Table

(Vintage International)

By Julian Barnes

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| Paperback | 9781400076505

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In his widely acclaimed new collection of stories, Julian Barnes addresses what is perhaps the most poignant aspect of the human condition: growing old.

The characters in The Lemon Table are facing the ends of their lives–some with bitter regret, others with resignation, and othContinue

In his widely acclaimed new collection of stories, Julian Barnes addresses what is perhaps the most poignant aspect of the human condition: growing old.

The characters in The Lemon Table are facing the ends of their lives–some with bitter regret, others with resignation, and others still with defiant rage. Their circumstances are just as varied as their responses. In 19th-century Sweden, three brief conversations provide the basis for a lifetime of longing. In today’s England, a retired army major heads into the city for his regimental dinner–and his annual appointment with a professional lady named Babs. Somewhere nearby, a devoted wife calms (or perhaps torments) her ailing husband by reading him recipes.
In stories brimming with life and our desire to hang on to it one way or another, Barnes proves himself by turns wise, funny, clever, and profound–a writer of astonishing powers of empathy and invention.

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  • THE LEMON TABLE by Julian Barnes

    Review by Roger Brunyate (MAY 6, 2011) One of the things I most enjoy about Julian Barnes is his variety. Each of his books questions the conventional idea of a novel, and each does so in a different way. So I open this collection of eleven short sto ... (read full critics)

    mostlyfiction published on Sat, 7 May 2011

  • The Lemon Table

    The Lemon Table, by Julian Barnes, Vintage RRP£8.99, 224 pages After Barnes’s 2008 memoir Nothing To Be Frightened Of, which pondered ageing and death, and after his new collection of short stories Pulse, this re-issue amplifies the author’s well-dev ... (read full critics)

    ft published on Mon, 10 Jan 2011

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 256 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 1400076501
  • ISBN-13: 9781400076505
  • Publisher: Vintage
  • Pub date: Apr 05, 2005
  • Also available as: Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, Others and eBook
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