''Staring at The Sun'' is a
novel
A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itsel ...
by
Julian Barnes
Julian Patrick Barnes (born 19 January 1946) is an English writer. He won the Man Booker Prize in 2011 with ''The Sense of an Ending'', having been shortlisted three times previously with '' Flaubert's Parrot'', ''England, England'', and '' Art ...
published in 1986.
Plot summary
Julian Barnes
Julian Patrick Barnes (born 19 January 1946) is an English writer. He won the Man Booker Prize in 2011 with ''The Sense of an Ending'', having been shortlisted three times previously with '' Flaubert's Parrot'', ''England, England'', and '' Art ...
examines the ordinary life of Jean Serjeant from her childhood in the 1920s through her adulthood to the year 2020.
Throughout her life, Jean learns to question the world's idea of truth while she explores the beauty and miracles of everyday life.
References
External links
Official Website of Julian Barnes
1986 British novels
Novels by Julian Barnes
Jonathan Cape books
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