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FICTION; A challenging, entertaining tale; Two lives intersect in this fictional tour de force: that of the incomparable Arthur Conan Doyle and an isolated man accused of horrific crimes and victimized by a merciless campaign of harassment.(ENTERTAINMENT)

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From: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
Date: 20060115
Author:Zellar, Brad

Byline: Brad Zellar

Special to the Star Tribune

Drawn from fantastic real-life events rich with possibilities for a novelist, Julian Barnes' "Arthur & George" is a stunning achievement on any number of levels. It is stylish, suspenseful, structurally airtight and effortlessly packed with social history, rich period detail, provocation and contemporary relevance. Barnes has long been among the most accomplished and versatile of contemporary novelists, and what he has achieved in his ninth novel (which was shortlisted for the 2005 Booker Prize) is all the more astonishing ...

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