Flaubert's Parrot by Julian Barnes - Paperback USED

A kind of detective story, relating a cranky amateur scholar's search for the truth about Gustave Flaubert, and the obsession of this detective whose life seems to oddly mirror those of Flaubert's characters.

"Barnes manages to be erudite but extremely funny too... You never know what Barnes is going to do next and I admire that.'" -- Caroline Rees, Daily Express

"Delightful and enriching... A book to revel in" -- Joseph Heller 

"A gem: an unashamed literary novel that is also unashamed to be readable, and broadly entertaining. Bravo!" -- John Irving 

"Endless food for thought, beautifully written... A tour de force" -- Germaine Greer 

"Unputdownable... A mesmeric original" -- Philip Larkin