This addition to the original acquisition of Julian Barnes Papers contains material related to his literary activity since 2002, as well as older journalistic writings and correspondence primarily from the 1990s. Contents include his 2006 novel
The works in Series I. include research, notes, typescript drafts, proofs, and production material for the novel
Series II. Correspondence and Other Papers dates from 1960, but the bulk of the material falls within the 1990s. The correspondence contains letters from friends Brian and Jean Moore; general correspondence, with letters from Penelope Fitzgerald and Evelyn Waugh; and invitations to Barnes and his wife, Pat Kavanagh, for a wide variety of literary, artistic, and other events. The remainder of the series contains articles about Barnes, book production and publicity material, interviews, a bibliography of Barnes's longer works by Richard Layman, and a French play adaptation of Barnes's short story
Purchase, 2006 (Reg. no. 15462)
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Hope Donovan Rider and Liz Murray, 2007
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