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Julian Barnes
| English writer Date of Birth: 19.01.1946 Country: Great Britain |
Biography of Julian Barnes
Julian Patrick Barnes, one of the most complex figures in contemporary English literature, was born on January 19, 1968, in Leicester, a city in central England.
His parents were French language teachers, which explains his extravagant Francophilia and his immense love for French culture and literature. Six weeks after his birth, the Barnes family moved to the suburbs of London.
From a young age, Barnes displayed a vivid imagination and a tendency towards fantasy, which did not hinder his passion for supporting the Leicester football team since the age of five.
He completed his schooling in the City of London and then went on to study Western European languages at Magdalen College, Oxford. Interestingly, Barnes had a good knowledge of the Russian language and, in 1965, traveled to the USSR with a group of students in a minibus.
In 1968, Julian graduated with