Author Julian Barnes confirms new novel will be his last
80-year-old Booker prize winner says he has reached point of having ‘played all my tunes’ after new book Departure(s)The Booker prize-winning author, Julian Barnes, has confirmed his new novel, Departure(s), will be his last book saying that he has the sense “that I’ve played all my...
<p>80-year-old Booker prize winner says he has reached point of having ‘played all my tunes’ after new book Departure(s)</p><p>The Booker prize-winning author, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/profile/julianbarnes">Julian Barnes</a>, has confirmed his new novel, Departure(s), will be his last book saying that he has the sense “that I’ve played all my tunes”.</p><p>Barnes, who celebrates his 80<sup>th</sup> birthday on Monday and whose works over a 45-year career include 15 novels and 10 works of nonfiction, said: “One way of thinking about how long you go on is, ‘As long as they’ll still publish you’.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jan/18/author-julian-barnes-new-novel-last-departures">Continue reading...</a>
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