(Knopf, 224 pp.)
Booker winner Julian Barnes鈥檚 latest novel blends Shostakovich, Stalin, and the meaning of art. You can read the Monitor's full review of "The Noise of Time" here.
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15 best fiction titles of 2016
The 15 fiction titles listed here are the ones the Monitor鈥檚 book critics most hope you will not miss. So for the holidays and beyond: Happy reading!
14. 'The Noise of Time,' by Julian Barnes
