Arthur and George

Julian Barnes is one of the brightest and most original writers of modern Britain, the author of such international bestsellers as "England, England", "Flaubert's Parrot", "the History of the world in 10 1/2 chapters", "Love etc.", "Metroland" and many others. Perhaps his main talent is the ability to easily and naturally to play in their writings styles and directions. Slim styling and caustic irony, sophisticated lyricism, and into cynicism, sarcasm, aggressive rigidity and a merry mischief — Barnes subject to all of this and more. In the novel "Arthur and George" is included, like many other books by Barnes, shortlisted for the man Booker prize — the investigation was conducted by sir Arthur Conan Doyle himself. Literary father of Sherlock Holmes decides to use a deductive method in the investigation of the scandalous case postnewtonian England — the case of the mysterious murder of livestock on farms near Birmingham.