Examples of use of Metroland
1. "When my first novel Metroland 1'80 was published it would be reviewed with Melvyn Bragg‘s new novel.
2. A handful of show houses were erected in Metroland, and a few survive on the road to Heathrow.
3. His acclaimed first novel, Metroland, came out in 1'80 and won a Somerset Maugham Prize, while Flaubert‘s Parrot won the French Prix Medicis four years later.
4. In support of this idea, he has quoted a line from his hero Flaubert which could well serve as Barnes‘s motto÷ ‘It is only by gazing down at the black pit at our feet that we remain calm.‘ Julian Patrick Barnes DoB÷ 1' January 1'46 (Leicester) Job÷ Author Education÷ City of London School; Magdalen College, Oxford Books÷ Metroland, Flaubert‘s Parrot, A History of the World in 10 Chapters, Talking it Over, The Porcupine, Arthur & George Observer sections _______________________ Business Cash Comment Focus International Leaders Letters Life Politics Review Screen Sport Travel UK news style guideserver contactsSport MonthlyFood Monthly2001 electionPress freedom campaign Privacy policy | Terms & conditions | Advertising guide | A–Z index | About this site Guardian Unlimited © Guardian Newspapers Limited 2005