Published by Robin Clark Limited 1981
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Reprinted 1982
First published by Jonathan Cape Limited 1980 © by Julian Barnes 1980
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Contents
PART ONE Metroland (1963) 9
One Orange Plus Red 13
Two Two Small Boys 17
Three Rabbit, Human 21
Four The Constructive Loaf 27
Five J'habite Metroland 32
Six Scorched Earth 39
Seven Mendacity Curves 44
Eight Sex, Austerity, War, Austerity 51
Nine Big D 53
Ten Tunnels, Bridges 58
Eleven SST 62
Twelve Hard and Low 66
Thirteen Object Relations 71
PART TWO Paris (1968) 75
One Karezza 78
Two Demandez Nuts 83
Three Redon, Oxford 105
Four Beatific Couples 112
Five Je t'aime bien 120
Six Object Relations 128
PART THREE Metroland II (1977)
One Nude, Giant Girls 135
Two Running Costs 142
Three Stiff Petticoat 152
Four Is Sex Travel? 158
Five The Honours Board 164
Six Object Relations 174