From the winner of the 2011 Man Booker Prize for Fiction comes a magnificent portrait of youth and growing up. Christopher and Toni found in each other the perfect companion for that universal adolescent pastime: smirking at the world as you find it. In between training as flaneurs and the grind of school they cast a cynical eye over their various dislikes: parents with their lives of spotless emptiness, Third Division (North) football teams, God, commuters and girls, and the inhabitants of Metroland, the strip of suburban ...
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From the winner of the 2011 Man Booker Prize for Fiction comes a magnificent portrait of youth and growing up. Christopher and Toni found in each other the perfect companion for that universal adolescent pastime: smirking at the world as you find it. In between training as flaneurs and the grind of school they cast a cynical eye over their various dislikes: parents with their lives of spotless emptiness, Third Division (North) football teams, God, commuters and girls, and the inhabitants of Metroland, the strip of suburban dormitory Christopher calls home. Longing for real life to begin, we follow Christopher to Paris in time for les evenements of 1968, only to miss it all in a haze of sex, French theatre and first love, leading him, to Toni's disappointment, back to Metroland.
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Add this copy of Metroland to cart. $0.99, good condition, Sold by Stephen White Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bradford, WEST YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2009 by Vintage.
Add this copy of Metroland to cart. $0.99, fair condition, Sold by Stephen White Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bradford, WEST YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2009 by Vintage.
Add this copy of Metroland to cart. $7.34, new condition, Sold by Ria Christie Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Uxbridge, MIDDLESEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2009 by Vintage.
Add this copy of Metroland to cart. $7.36, new condition, Sold by Ria Christie Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Uxbridge, MIDDLESEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2009 by Vintage.
Add this copy of Metroland to cart. $10.76, new condition, Sold by Books2anywhere rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Fairford, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2009 by Random House.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
Add this copy of Metroland to cart. $112.39, very good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1980 by Jonathan Cape.
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None. Very Good in Near Fine jacket. The first edition of the debut novel of Julian Barnes, a bildungsroman set in the suburbs of London in the 1960s and 70s. The first edition, first impression. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. The debut novel of Julian Barnes, following a boy named Christopher Lloyd as he grows up in the suburbs of London. 'Metroland' sees Lloyd grow up, living in Paris as a graduate student, and his marriage, set between the years 1963 and 1977. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart, with light marks to the boards. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Torn institutional label to the recto of the front endpaper. Dust wrapper is smart with very light edge wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with only a couple of spots. Institutional stamp to the verso of the title page. Very Good.
Add this copy of Metroland to cart. $487.96, like new condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1980 by Jonathan Cape.
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None. Fine in Fine jacket. A fine, first edition copy of Julian Barnes' debut novel 'Metroland'. Flat-signed by Barnes to the title page. The first edition, first impression. Flat-signed by Barnes to the title page. 'Metroland' is set in Middlesex, a strip of suburban dormitory served by the Metropolitan Line. The setting parallels his own youth as a young man from the London suburbs. Christopher is the protagonist of this tale, and he travels to Paris as a student before finally returning to London. The book deals with themes of idealism and sexual fidelity. Â The flyleaf refers to this novel as 'an ingeniously wrought first novel-one to make us stop, puzzle, laugh and reconsider the state of growing up'. Â A fantastic first novel from this Booker Prize winning author, Julian Patrick Barnes. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, fine. Dustwrapper is fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine.
Add this copy of Metroland to cart. $2.04, very good condition, Sold by Reuseabook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1981 by Robin Clark Ltd.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
Add this copy of Metroland to cart. $2.04, good condition, Sold by Reuseabook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1981 by Robin Clark Ltd.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages.
Add this copy of Metroland (Picador Books) to cart. $2.21, fair condition, Sold by Reuseabook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2005 by Picador.
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Fair. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. The book is perfectly readable and fit for use, although it shows signs of previous ownership. The spine is likely creased and the cover scuffed or slightly torn. Textbooks will typically have an amount of underlining and/or highlighting, as well as notes. If this book is over 5 years old, then please expect the pages to be yellowing or to have age spots. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.
