An Evening with Booker Prize Winner Julian Barnes
Thursday 4th February 2016
Venue
St Mary's Church, St Mary's Street, Ely, CB7 4HF
St Mary's Church, St Mary's Street, Ely, CB7 4HF
Start Time
7.30pm
7.30pm

The Noise of Time was shrouded in secrecy when we first announced this event – now it is published we know it is set to be the literary sensation of 2016. Here are some reviewers’ comments:
- ‘Gleaming with intelligence and literary flair…elegantly composed’ (Peter Kemp, the Guardian)
- “Undoubtedly one of Barnes’s best novels, and a great way to start the literary year.” (Sunday Times)
- “A new, short, highly concentrated novel…meditating in brief paragraphs on the art and compromise with power over 50 years in the life of the composer Shostakovich.” (David Sexton Evening Standard)
- ‘He has given us a novel that is powerfully affecting, a condensed masterpiece that traces the lifelong battle of one man’s conscience.’ (Alex Preston, The Guardian):
Drawing on the life of Shostakovich, Barnes has crafted a story of universal significance, a story about compromise, cowardice and courage and a brilliant meditation on the meaning of art and its place in society. To hear him discuss The Noise of Time will be a privilege and a delight not to be missed!