The Man in the Red Coat
 First edition | |
| Author | Julian Barnes |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
Publication date | 11 November 2019 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| ISBN | 9781787332164 |
The Man in the Red Coat is a book by Julian Barnes. It was published on 11 November 2019.[1] The book concerns Samuel Jean de Pozzi, a French surgeon and pioneer in the field of gynaecology whose portrait in a red coat John Singer Sargent painted,[2] and other people of Belle Époque Paris in the arts, including Robert de Montesquiou, Prince Edmond de Polignac, Jean Lorrain, Sarah Bernhardt, Joris-Karl Huysmans, and Oscar Wilde.
Reception
[edit]According to Book Marks, the book received "positive" reviews based on twenty-eight critic reviews with eight being "rave" and twenty being "positive".[3] In Books in the Media, a site that aggregates critic reviews of books, the book received a 
(4.11 out of 5) from the site which was based on sixteen critic reviews.[4][5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Julian Barnes: The Man in the Red Coat". www.julianbarnes.com. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ Hadley, Tessa (6 November 2019). "The Man in the Red Coat by Julian Barnes review - a belle epoque womaniser". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "The Man in the Red Coat". Book Marks. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "The Man in the Red Coat Reviews". Books in the Media. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "The Man in the Red Coat". Bookmarks. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "The Man in the Red Coat". Bibliosurf (in French). 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
External links
[edit]- Christiansen, Rupert (2 November 2019). "The Man in the Red Coat by Julian Barnes, review: a belle époque delight". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- Adams, Tim (27 October 2019). "The Man in the Red Coat by Julian Barnes review – out of the surgery, into the boudoir". The Observer. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- Carey, John (26 October 2019). "The Man in the Red Coat by Julian Barnes review — when Paris was at its peak". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- Tonkin, Boyd (1 November 2019). "The Man in the Red Coat by Julian Barnes — love and art in the Belle Époque". Financial Times. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- Barekat, Houman (14 November 2019). "The Man in the Red Coat: Julian Barnes calls out the 'deluded, masochistic' Brexit project". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- McAlpin, Heller (18 February 2020). "'The Man In The Red Coat' Makes For A Fascinating Companion". NPR. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- "The Man in the Red Coat by Julian Barnes". Kirkus Reviews. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- "Nonfiction Book Review: The Man in the Red Coat by Julian Barnes". Publishers Weekly. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- Damrosch, Leo (21 February 2020). "Hanging With the Wits and Dandies of the Belle Époque". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- Sehgal, Parul (18 February 2020). "Julian Barnes, Playing Against Character, Writes About a Character of Action and Appetite". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
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