The Man in the Red Coat

2019 book by Julian Barnes

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][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] and other people of Belle Époque Paris, including Robert de Montesquiou, Prince Edmond de Polignac, Jean Lorrain, Sarah Bernhardt, Joris-Karl Huysmans, and Oscar Wilde.

Reception

According to Book Marks, the book received "positive" reviews based on twenty-eight critic reviews with eight being "rave" and twenty being "positive".[14] 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.[15][16][17]

References

  1. ^ "Julian Barnes: The Man in the Red Coat". www.julianbarnes.com. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ McAlpin, Heller (18 February 2020). "'The Man In The Red Coat' Makes For A Fascinating Companion". NPR. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  9. ^ "The Man in the Red Coat by Julian Barnes". Kirkus Reviews. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: The Man in the Red Coat by Julian Barnes". Publishers Weekly. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  11. ^ Damrosch, Leo (21 February 2020). "Hanging With the Wits and Dandies of the Belle Époque". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Delbanco, Nicholas (no date). "The Man in the Red Coat", new york journal of books. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  14. ^ "The Man in the Red Coat". Book Marks. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  15. ^ "The Man in the Red Coat Reviews". Books in the Media. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  16. ^ "The Man in the Red Coat". Bookmarks. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  17. ^ "The Man in the Red Coat". Bibliosurf (in French). 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
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