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Staring at The Sun is a novel by Julian Barnes published in 1986. [1]
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Staring at The Sun is a novel by Julian Barnes published in 1986. [1]
Julian Barnes examines the ordinary life of Jean Serjeant from her childhood in the 1920s through her adulthood to the year 2020. [2] Throughout her life, Jean learns to question the world's idea of truth while she explores the beauty and miracles of everyday life. [2]
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