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Cross Channel

EDITIONS & TRANSLATIONS

NOTE: When possible, editions are linked to entries in the online Julian Barnes Bibliography. These entries feature multiple images of the book and additional bibliographic details.

English Editions

Cross Channel. London: Jonathan Cape, 1996. [See also: Uncorrected Proof]

Cross Channel. London: Jonathan Cape, 1996. [Limited edition of 50 in blue leather]

Cross Channel. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. [See also: Uncorrected Galley Proof and Uncorrected Proof]

Cross Channel. Toronto: Random House of Canada, 1996. [See also: Uncorrected Proof]

Cross Channel. Oxford: Isis Publishing, 1996. [Large Print edition]

Cross Channel. London: Picador, 1996; Picador, 2005. [Rejacketed]

Cross Channel. New York: Vintage International, 1997.

Cross Channel. Toronto: Vintage International, 1997.

Cross Channel. London: Vintage Books, 2009. [Rejacketed, 2013]

Audio Editions

Cross Channel. Random House Audio, 2010: Read by Julian Barnes [Abridged, 2 hours, 48 minutes]

Translated Editions

Danish - Over kanalen. København: Tiderne Skifter, 1997. Translated by Henning Juul Madsen.

Dutch - Over het Kanaal. Amsterdam/Antwerpen: Uitgeverij Atlas, 1998. Translated by Ronald Cohen and Else Hoog.

French - Outre-Manche. Paris: Éditions Denoël, 1998. Translated by Jean-Pierre Aoustin. Other editions: Paris: Éditions Denoël / Le Grand Livre du Mois, 1998. [Book club]; Denoël (Folio), 1999; Gallimard Folio, 2009.

German - Dover-Calais. Zürich: Haffmans Verlag, 1996. Translated by Gertraude Krueger. Other editions: Haffmans Verlag, 1997; Rowohlt Taschenbuch, 1999.

Hebrew - מעבר לתעלה. Tel Aviv: Zmora-Bitan, 1997. Translated by יאיר בורלא (Ya’ir Burla).

Italian - Oltremanica. Torino: Einaudi, 1997. Translated by Susanna Basso.

Japanese - 海峡を越えて | Kaikyo o koete. Tokyo: Hakusui-Sha Limited, 1998. Translated by 中野康司 [Kōji Nakano].

Polish - Po drugiej stronie La Manche. Warszawa: Prószynski i S-ka, 2003. Translated by Magdalena Pietrzak-Merta.

Portuguese - Do Outro Lado do Canal. Porto: Edições ASA, 1999. Translated by Luísa Feijó and Maria João Delgado; Do Outro Lado da Mancha. Rio de Janeiro: Editora Rocco, 2001. Translated by Roberto Grey.

Romanian - Café au lait. Bucuresti: Nemira, 2005. Translated by Mihai Moroiu.

Russian - По ту сторону Ла-Манша. Moscow: ACT, 2005. Translated by И. Стам [I. Stam] and И. Гуровой (I. Gurova).

Spanish - Al otro lado del Canal. Barcelona: Editorial Anagrama, 1997. Translated by Carmen Francí and Juan Gabriel López Guix.

Swedish - Över Kanalen. Stockholm: Forum, 1997. Translated by Leif Janzon.

Turkish - Mans Ötesi. Istanbul: Ayrinti Yayinlari, 1999. Translated by Serdar Rifat Kiroglu.

INTERVIEWS

02/14/1998 - Shaken and Not Stirred - Caroline Baum, Sydney Morning Herald p.9
[Interview upon the publication of Cross Channel and Barnes's participation in Australia's Adelaide Writers' Week]

05/13/1996 - Old Fartery and Literary Dish - Carl Swanson, Salon Magazine
[Interview upon the publication of Cross Channel]

01/13/1996 - Novel Escape - Christopher Hawtree, Times p.18-19, 21-22
[Interview upon the publication of Cross Channel]

01/07/1996 - The Grand Fromage Matures - Kate Kellaway, Observer Review
[Interview upon the publication of Cross Channel]

10/27/1995 - Windows on to the French - Bookseller p.26-27
[Interview upon the publication of Cross Channel]

REVIEWS

05/30/2011 - Experiment(ing) on the Double with Julian Barnes (PDF) - Miquel Pomar, Amaltea (3)
[Essay on the short story "Experiment"; Available online in PDF]

Winter 1997 - Cross Channel - John Kennedy, The Antioch Review (55.1) p.110

Winter 1997 - Cross Channel - William Hutchings, World Literature Today (71.1) p.149-150

Spring 1997 - Familiar Capability - Thomas Filbin, The Hudson Review (50.1) p.159-165

12/29/1996 - Richard Eder's Top Ten Books of 1996 - Richard Eder, LA Times Book Review p.11

12/01/1996 - Books of the Year - Philip French, The Observer p.16-17

Autumn 1996 - A Barnes Eye View of France - Adrian Kempton, Franco-British Studies (22) p.92-101

07/14/1996 - Stories Explain English Attitude Toward French - Steven E. Alford, Houston Chronicle (Texas) p.23

07/08/1996 - Picks & Pans: Cross Channel - Paula Chin, People Weekly (46.2) p.28

05/19/1996 - Julian Barnes - Marie Arana-Ward, Washington Post Book World p.10

05/13/1996 - Old Fartery & Literary Dish - Carl Swanson, Salon Magazine

05/12/1996 - A Witty Collection of Period Pieces in Which Britons Pay Visits to France - David Bosworth, Philadelphia Inquirer p.H4

05/12/1996 - Barnes Is Good Despite Miscues - George Singer, Tulsa World (Oklahoma) p.G5

05/04/1996 - Barnes Seasons New Stories with Esprit - Alberto Manguel, The Globe and Mail Review of Books p.C21

05/04/1996 - Blood Thicker Than Channel Water - Stephen Smith, The Toronto Star p.L15

04/28/1996 - Fictional Gathering of Memories - Colin Walters, The Washington Times p.B6

04/21/1996 - Another Country - Michael Wood, The New York Times Book Review p.12

04/21/1996 - Julian Barnes' Short Stories Explore English-French Relations - Bruce Cook, Chicago Tribune (Books) p.3

04/21/1996 - Short Stories Reflect Britain's French Connection - Don Skiles, The San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle p.5

04/16/1996 - Fictional Fiction Writer Demonstrates His Magic - Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times p.C15

03/17/1996 - The Odd Couple of Europe - Richard Eder, LA Times Book Review p.2

03/15/1996 - Book Reviews -- Short Stories - Adam Mazmanian, Library Journal (121.5) p.98

02/19/1996 - Cross Channel - Publishers Weekly (243.8) p.204

02/02/1996 - Why Should the Brits Want to Go to France? - Frank Egerton, Oxford Times p.S20

02/01/1996 - Fiction -- Cross Channel - Kirkus Review (64) p.151

02/1996 - Barnes Storming - Karl Miller, Harpers & Queen p.22

02/1996 - Books - Unsigned, Elle Magazine p.71

02/1996 - French Bred - Madeleine Kingsley, She p.28

02/1996 - Untitled - Unsigned, GQ Magazine p.41

01/24/1996 - French Connection Is an Entertaining Read - Patricia Clark, Lincolnshire Echo p.12

01/21/1996 - The Myth and the Reality - Alan Taylor, Sunday Tribune Magazine p.18

01/20/1996 - An Ambivalent Relationship - Justin Cartwright, Financial Times (London) p.12

01/20/1996 - Quietly Crafted Stories - Gerry Dukes, Irish Independent p.11

01/19/1996 - A Pearl Amid the Paste - Paul Ryan, New Statesman & Society (9.386) p.39-40

01/19/1996 - Très British - Gerald Mangan, Times Literary Supplement (4842) p.24

01/18/1996 - Barnes Welcomes Careful Readers - Thierry Naudin, The European p.S14

01/15/1996 - Recommended Books - Tina Jackson, The Big Issue p.35

01/14/1996 - Barnes Stormer - David Andrews, Sunday Express p.C34

01/14/1996 - Celebration of Both Past and Future - Andrew Crumey, Scotland on Sunday SP.10

01/14/1996 - The French Connection - John Weightman, Sunday Telegraph p.R13

01/14/1996 - Vive la difference - Peter Kemp, The Sunday Times (London) sec. 7, p.1-2

01/13/1996 - Lanterns and Lovers on a Passage to Paris - Michèle Roberts, The Independent (London) p.W10

01/13/1996 - Love and Irritation Embroider the Reality of the French Connection - Allan Massie, The Scotsman p.16

01/13/1996 - Open Channels - Penny Fox, The Scotsman p.16

01/12/1996 - Adrian Turpin on Literature - Adrian Turpin, The Independent (London) p.25

01/12/1996 - Crossing Frontiers - Paul Smith, The List (Glasgow & Edinburgh) p.82

01/11/1996 - More Than Just Sleeve Notes - Derwent May, The Times (London) p.35

01/08/1996 - Tales of English Blook Spilt on French Soil - A. N. Wilson, Evening Standard p.25

01/07/1996 - Observatory: The Grand Fromage Matures - Kate Kellaway, The Observer Review p.7

01/06/1996 - A Strange Romance With Few Kisses - Euan Cameron, The Spectator (276.8738) p.28

01/05/1996 - The Facts of Life - James Wood, The Guardian p.16

01/04/1996 - If the French Were Shorter in Flaubert's Day, Did They Need to Be Less Fat in Order to Be Called 'Fat'? - P. N. Furbank, London Review of Books (18) p.22

01/1996 - Very Clever - Teresa Waugh, Literary Review (211) p.25-26

01/1996 - Cosmo Books - Unsigned, Cosmopolitan p.59

01/1996 - The Low-Down - Unsigned, Tatler p.18

11/24/1995 - A Diet for a New Year - David Wilkerson, The Bookseller p.30

Dutch Translation

07/31/1998 - Brambilla - Peter Swinkels, Dagblad de Limburger

07/25/1998 - Meester over zijn materiaal - Mirjam van Hengel, Het Financieele Dagblad

French Translation

01/07/2000 - Histoires d'Anglais en France. Nouvelles de l'autre cote du Channel, par un Julian Barnes caustique et virtuose - Martine Silber, Le Monde des Livres de Poche (Outre-Manche)

03/1998 - Julian Barnes en Eurostar. A Literary Trainspotter - Jean-Yves Masson, Eurostarmagazine p.20-21

02/1998 - Univers d'un écrivain: Julian Barnes un froggy chez les rosbifs - Marianne Payot, Lire p.28-29

03/02/1998 - Des nouvelles du pays - Jacques Lindecker, L'Alsace

01/30/1998 - Bouillon de culture. France 2 (Television interview.)

01/19/1998 - En dix nouvelles, l'autoportrait á peine camouflé d'un francophile - Marie-Caroline Aubert, Elle p.54

01/15/1998 - Julian Barnes: mémoire d'outre-manche - Olivier Le Naire, L'Express p.90-91

01/15/1998 - Mémoires d'outre-manche - Jérôme Garcin, Le Nouvel Observateur (1732) p.99

01/13/1998 - Un Anglais très continent - François Sergent, Libération p.44

01/13/1998 - Un livre, des voix - France Culture (Radio interview.)

01/10/1998 - Barnes: la France sure le billard - Etienne de Montety, Le Figaro Magazine p.86

01/10/1998 - Les mystères de l'outre-manche - Marc Lambron, Le Point (1321) p.79

01/09/1998 - Synergie - France Inter. (Radio interview.)

01/08/1998 - Julian Barnes: la promenade d'un Anglais - Renaud Matignon, Figaro Littéraire p.1

01/07/1998 - Policiers dormants et gendarmes couchés - Dominique Durand, Canard Enchaîné p.6

Italian Translation

05/31/1997 - Barnes, l'inglese che ama la Francia; Il vino, il sole, Cantona: lo scrittore presenta in Italia il suo ultimo libro - D'Amico Masolino, La Stampa p.23