"The Sense of an Ending" by Julian Barnes

I got interested in Julian Barnes' works long after he was awarded Booker Prize for "The Sense of an Ending," but he already became one of my favorite authors. His prose I would call "quintessentially British" if there ever was anything like that. He weighs words very carefully, his metaphors urge to think of literary genius. In Barnes' books everything matters and all is of consequence.
"The Sense of an Ending" seemingly is a short novel about friendship and mysteries that are discovered years after they actually happened. The pace is rather slow, and the complexity of relationships described in much detail, which makes you believe in genius of this contemporary master of written word - Julian Barnes.
The book is about the life of Anthony Webster and described by himself. His early school years, college, first  girlfriends, sexual conquests, and his three school friends. Reflections of the past haunt Tony as he receives an intriguing inheritance and realizes that his past never had a real closure.
"The Sense of an Ending" had its premiere in August 2011, and received Man Booker Prize.
The other works of Julian Barnes (there are 11 under his own name) include "Flaubert's Parrot," "Arthur and George," "England, England." Recommended!

 

Julian Barnes 

Polish cover of the book