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Nothing To Be Frightened Of

AuthorJulian Barnes

NarratorJulian Barnes

Duration10h 5m

CategoriesAdult Non-Fiction, General Non Fiction

PublisherChivers

VersionUnabridged

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This audiobook is, among many things, a family memoir, an exchange with Barnes' brother (a philosopher), a meditation on morality and the fear of death, a celebration of art, an argument with and about God, and a homage to the French writer Jules Renard. The result is a tour of the mind of this extraordinary author.

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