This is a superb collection of interviews, spanning nearly three decades, with the acclaimed author Julian Barnes. This new addition to the superb "Literary Conversations Series" brings together eighteen interviews - conducted over nearly three decades by journalists and literary correspondents throughout the world - with Julian Barnes, the author of such highly acclaimed novels as "Flaubert's Parrot" (1984), "A History of the World in 10-1/2 Chapters" (1989), and "Arthur & George" (2005). These interviews collectively address the entirety of Barnes' varied works, as well as providing the most vivid portrait yet of contexts and influences behind his novels, short stories, and essays. Barnes' evolving understanding of the themes developed throughout his works (history, truth, love, art, and death), his views on the art of writing, and the role of authors in contemporary society are also discussed at length.