About “Flaubert's Parrot”
Flaubert's Parrot is a novel by Julian Barnes that was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1984. It won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize in 1985 and the Prix Médicis Essai in 1986. The story is told through the thoughts of Geoffrey Braithwaite, an amateur expert on Gustave Flaubert. Braithwaite reflects on Flaubert's life and his own as he searches for a stuffed parrot that may have inspired the author. The novel blends biography, personal reflection, and literary analysis. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Book details
- Published
- 1984
- Latest edition
- 2010 · ISBN 9781409088523
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| Cover | Edition | Year | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Flaubert's Parrot | 2010 | 9781409088523 | Buy on Amazon |
| Flaubert's Parrot | 2010 | 9781409088547 | Buy on Amazon | |
| Flaubert's Parrot | 2009 | 9780099540588 | Buy on Amazon | |
| Flaubert's Parrot | 1994 | 9781850897262 | Buy on Amazon | |
| Flaubert's parrot | 1992 | 0747513473 | Buy on Amazon | |
 | Flaubert's parrot | 1990 | 0679731369 | Buy on Amazon |
| Flaubert's parrot | 1985 | 039454272X | Buy on Amazon | |
 | Flaubert's parrot | 1985 | 0070037485 | Buy on Amazon |
 | Flaubert's parrot | 1984 | 0224022229 | Buy on Amazon |
| | Flaubert's Parrot | 1984 | — | Buy on Amazon |
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