Flaubert's Parrot

“Witty and dazzling!”

—Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times

“Flaubert’s Parrot is a book that by turns engages, impresses and finally bowls you over with its sharpness, wit and dazzling originality.”

—Los Angeles Herald Examiner

“A gem: an unashamed literary novel that is also unashamed to be readable, and broadly entertaining. Bravo!”

—John Irving

“Brilliant and witty.”

—Cleveland Plain Dealer

“[Flaubert’s Parrot] tackles serious concepts with verve. Like the eponymous bird it’s funny but has much to say… witty and playful.”

—Los Angeles Times

“Delightful and enriching… a book to revel in!”

—Joseph Heller

“A small miracle of a novel that tantalizes and charms.”

—Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“The pleasure in this book lies in the way Barnes circulates among his historical and imaginary characters and in his agile writing strategies.”

—Time

“What a good book Julian Barnes has written!… So clever and so sensitive at once.”

—Richard Ellmann

“A wonderful reading experience.”

—Chicago Tribune

“Barnes speak to anyone who loves the possibilities of literature.”

—Richmond Times Dispatch

“In this free-form examination of the great French novelist’s life and artistic practice, amateur scholarship, cranky partisanship, and a passionate effort at self-understanding are amusingly assembled into a resonant literary comedy.”

—Christian Science Monitor

“It is a cranky, brilliant book.”

—Wall Street Journal