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Cross Channel (short story collection)
Cross Channel
is a
collection of short stories
by
Julian Barnes
, first published in 1996 by
Jonathan Cape
. As the title suggests, all
stories
focus
on the connection between
England
and
France
.
Stories
Interference
- Leonard
Verity
lives
with Adeline in North France and composes
Four Seasons
.
Junction
- Navvys
work
on the Rouen and
Paris railway
in the
1840s
.
Experiment
-
Uncle
Freddy
exploring
sex
.
Melon
-
Cricket
versus
via
Dorset
and France.
Evermore
- Visit every year her
sister
travels via
Morris
to see her brother's
grave
at
Thieval
.
Gnossienne
- He attends
conference
both
pataphysics
and
Oulipo
.
Dragons
- Dragons live in Gruissain
Brambilla
-
Concerns
cyclist
Pierre Brambilla
.
Hermitage
- Emily and
Florence
live in
Essex
near turnip-fields but have moved to vineyards.
Tunnel
- An elderly man travels on the
Eurostar
and visits his grandad who dies in the
Somme
.