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The Porcupine

1992 novel by Julian Barnes

Summary

1992 novel by Julian Barnes

Field	Value
name	The Porcupine
image	The Porcupine.jpg
caption	First UK edition
author	Julian Barnes
country	United Kingdom
language	English
genre	novel, political novel
publisher	Jonathan Cape
release_date	1992
media_type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages	138 pp
isbn	0-224-03618-1
preceded_by	Talking It Over 1991
followed_by	Cross Channel 1996

the Julian Barnes novel

The Porcupine is a short novel by Julian Barnes originally published in 1992. Before its British release date the book was first published earlier that year in Bulgarian, with the title Бодливо свинче (Bodlivo Svinche, meaning Porcupine in Bulgarian) by Obsidian of Sofia.

Synopsis

Set in a post-communist fictional country, likely based on Bulgaria, the novel concerns the trial of Stoyo Petkanov, a character judged to be loosely based on Todor Zhivkov, the former communist leader of Bulgaria. As the newly appointed Prosecutor General attempts to ensnare the former dictator with his own totalitarian laws, Petkanov springs a few unwelcome surprises on the court by conducting a formidable defense.

The Times described the book as 'Superbly humane in its moral concerns...an excellent novel'.

References

British Library Catalogue - http://searchbeta.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.
Jonathan Cape Publishers - Julian Barnes, The Porcupine
Open Library - https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1984725W/The_porcupine

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