Julian Barnes
Born in 1946
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Julian Patrick Barnes is an acclaimed English writer known for his novels, essays, and short stories.
He has been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize multiple times and won in 2011 for The Sense of an Ending.
Barnes has also written crime fiction under a pseudonym and received numerous literary honors, including the Somerset Maugham Award and the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize.
He was awarded the Jerusalem Prize in 2021 and has been recognized internationally, becoming a Commandeur of L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2004.
Barnes' work is celebrated for its literary merit and exploration of complex themes.