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Departure(s)
by Julian Barnes

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Baz Ozturk, Jan 2026

Julian Barnes has been writing for more than four decades, and throughout that time he has played in various ways with form and narrative. Departure(s), his latest – and final! – novel continues this impulse. Divided into five sections…

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