England England

by Julian Barnes | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 0679309977 Global Overview for this book
Registered by campuscopy of Edmonton, Alberta Canada on 3/2/2004
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Journal Entry 1 by campuscopy from Edmonton, Alberta Canada on Tuesday, March 2, 2004
From the back:
"A ferociously funny send-up of England's chattering classes ....England, England not only skewers contemporary Englishness, but reminds us that the novel of ideas still possesses the power to dazzle, provoke, and amuse." - The Globe and Mail

Flamboyant tycoon Sir jack Pitman has an idea. Since most tourists are too lazy and unlettered to travel from landmark to landmark, why not simplify things and shrink all of England to the size of a them park? located on the Isle of Wight, his reconstituted "England, England" is everything you imagined the original to be, but cleaner, friendlier, and more efficient. That is, until the King (the real King, on contract to Sir Jack, living with the rest of the Royal Family in a scaled-down version of Buckingham Palace) is suspected of sexual harassment, a smuggling ring begins to wreak havoc with the Island economy, and Robin Hood and his Merrie Men decide to unionize.
In true Barnes style, England, England is a savage but outrageously funny examination of the search for authenticity and truth in a fabricated world.

Released on Tuesday, March 02, 2004 at Campus Copy Centre opposite U. of A. in Edmonton, Alberta Canada.

Journal Entry 3 by BinG29 from Edmonton, Alberta Canada on Thursday, March 11, 2004
Looks funny... more notes when i release it.

Released on Monday, April 19, 2004 at Campus Copy Centre opposite U. of A. in Edmonton, Alberta Canada.

I didn't get a chance to read this, lost interest really.

Journal Entry 5 by catwhisperer from Edmonton, Alberta Canada on Thursday, May 20, 2004
caught at Campus Copy...will start it today.

Released on Wednesday, July 14, 2004 at Campus Copy Centre opposite U. of A. in Edmonton, Alberta Canada.

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