by Julian Barnes · Jonathan Cape · tapa dura · ISBN 9780224077033
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«Arthur & George» is the historical novel by Julian Barnes, published by Jonathan Cape in hardback (352 pages, in English).
George Edalji, a lawyer son of an Indian vicar and a Scottish mother, is convicted in Victorian England of crimes he did not commit. Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, is outraged by the injustice and tries to prove his innocence. The novel reflects on identity, nationality, race, guilt and innocence.
First edition published on 7 July 2005. It is based on the real case known as The Great Wyrley Outrages and was shortlisted for the 2005 Booker Prize.
For reading groups and readers of historical and literary fiction, especially those interested in cases with a legal background.
Julian Patrick Barnes is an English essayist, novelist and short story writer.
