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Author Barnes, Julian.

Title England, England / Julian Barnes
Published New York : Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1999

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 W'PONDS  820.914 B2615 A6/E  AVAILABLE
Description 275 pages ; 22 cm
Summary Picture an England where all the pubs are quaint, the Royals behave themselves (more or less), and the cliffs of Dover actually are white. Now imagine that the principal national treasures - from Stonehenge to Buckingham Palace are grouped together on the Isle of Wight. This is precisely the vision that Sir Jack Pitman seeks to realize: a "destination" where tourists can find replicas of Big Ben, Wembley Stadium, the National Gallery, Princess Di's grave, and even Harrods (conveniently located inside the Tower of London), and visit them all in the course of a weekend. As this land of make-believe takes on its own comic and horrible reality, Barnes delights us with a novel that is at once a philosophical inquiry, a burst of mischief, a hilarious romp, and a moving elegy about authenticity and nationality
Subject Human behavior -- Fiction.
National characteristics, English -- History -- Fiction.
SUBJECT England -- Civilization http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043272 -- Fiction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001562
Isle of Wight (England) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79129534 -- Politics and government http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002011436 -- Fiction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001562
Genre/Form Fiction.
LC no. 98046170
ISBN 0375405828 (alk. paper)