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The Only Story
‘Most of us have only one story to tell. I don’t mean that only one thing happens to us in our lives: there are countless events, which we turn into countless stories. But there’s only one that matters, only one finally worth telling. This is mine.’
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
The Only Story. London: Jonathan Cape, 2018. [Uncorrected Proof]
The Only Story. London: London Review Bookshop, 2018. Signed, limited edition of 100 copies; 75 in quarter leather and 25 in full leather.
The Only Story. London: Jonathan Cape, 2018. [Foyles signed edition limited to 1,500 copies "with an exclusive cream dust jacket and ribboned marker, and signed by Julian Barnes."]
The Only Story. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2018. [Uncorrected proof].
The Only Story. Toronto: Random House Canada, 2018.
The Only Story. London: Vintage, 2019; Also available in "A" format.
The Only Story. New York: Vintage International, 2019.
Audiobook Editions
The Only Story. Leicester: W. F. Howes, 2018. Audiobook on 7 audio discs. Read by Guy Mott. Approximately 7 hours, 15 minutes. ISBN: 9781510098497.
Translated Editions
Catalan - L’única història. Barcelona: Angle Editorial, 2019. Translated by Alexandre Gombau i Arnau.
Chinese - 唯一的故事. Yilin, 2021. Translated by 郭国良 (Guo Guoliang).
Croatian - Jedina priča. Zagreb: Opus Gradna, 2018. Translated by Igor Buljan.
Czech - Jediný příběh. Prague: Odeon, 2019. Translated by Petr Fantys.
Danish - Den Eneste Historie. [Copenhagen]: Gyldendal, 2018. Translated by Claus Bech. Other editions: Gyldendals Bogklubber, 2018 [Book Club].
Dutch - Het enige verhaal. Amsterdam: Atlas Contact, 2018. Translated by Ronald Vlek.
French - La Seule histoire. Mercure de France, 2018. Translated by Jean-Pierre Aoustin. Other editions: Folio, 2020.
Georgian - ერთადერთი ამბავი. Tbilisi: Diogene, 2018. Translated by ზაზა ჭილაძემ (Zaza Chiladze) and გია ჭუმბურიძემ (Gia Chumburidze)
German - Die einzige Geschichte. Cologne: Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 2019. Translated by Gertraude Krueger. Other editions: Büchergilde Gutenberg, 2019 [Book Club]; btb, 2019.
Greek - Η ΜΟΝΑΔΙΚH ΙΣΤΟΡIΑ. Athens: Metaixmio, 2018. Translated by Κατερίνα Σχινά [Katerina Schina].
Italian - L’unica storia. Torino: Einaudi, 2018. Translated by Susanna Basso. Other editions: Milan: Mondolibri, 2019 [Book Club].
Korean - 연애의 기억. 경기도 파주시: 다산 북스, 2018. [Kyŏnggi-do P’aju-si: Dasan, 2018].
Lithuanian - Vienintelė istorija. baltos lankos, 2019. Translated by Nijolė Regina Chijenienė.
Macedonian - Само една приказна. Матица, 2018. Translated by Љубица Стојковска (Ljubica Stojkovska).
Persian - فقط یک داستان. Nashrenow, 2020. Translated by سهیل سُمی (Soheil Sommy).
Polish - Jedyna historia. Warsaw: Świat Książki, 2018. Translated by Dominika Lewandowska-Rodak.
Portuguese - A Única História. Quetzal Editores, 2019. Translated by Helena Cardoso. See also: Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, 2018. Translated by Léa Viveiros de Castro.
Russian - Одна история. Moscow: Издательство “Иностранка” [Inostranka], 2018. Translated by Е. Петровой [E. Petrova].
Serbian - Jedina priča. Beograd: Geopoetika, 2018. Translated by Jelena Lazić.
Slovak - Jediný príbeh. Artforum, 2018. Translated by Barbara Sigmundová.
Spanish - La única historia. Barcelona: Editorial Anagrama, 2019. Translated by Jaime Zulaika.
Swedish - Den enda historien. Stockholm: Forum, 2018. Translated by Mats Hörmark. Other editions: Månpocket, 2019.
Turkish - Biricik Hikâye. Ayrıntı Yayınları, 2020. Translated by Serdar Rifat Kırkoğlu.
EXCERPTS & READINGS
Excerpt - Read an excerpt fromJulian Barnes's novel The Only Story, courtesy of the author and Penguin Random House.
INTERVIEWS
29 Jan. 2018 - Rachel Cooke. "Julian Barnes: ‘Flaubert could have written a great novel about contemporary America’." The Guardian. ["The writer discusses his latest novel, the demands of modern readers and his fondness for unusual books."]
REVIEWS
28 Jan. 2018 - Alex Clark. "Julian Barnes’s Latest Novel, The Only Story, Is a Tale of Absolute Devastation," The New Statesman.
27 Jan. 2018 - Lara Feigel. "For Julian Barnes, the only story is a love story — and it’s inevitably sad," The Spectator.
26 Jan. 2018 - Kate Clanchy. "An Exquisite Look at Love," The Guardian.
26 Jan. 2018 - Jon Day. "Above All, Love," Financial Times.
26 Jan. 2018 - Rosemary Goring. "Review: The Only Story, by Julian Barnes," Herald Scotland.
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