2011年10月,英国小说家朱利安·巴恩斯(Julian Barnes)凭借小说《终结的意义》(The Sense of and Ending),将当今英国乃至全世界最重要的文学奖项之一“布克奖”揽入怀中。此前,巴恩斯曾三次入围布克奖,但都空手而归。对于此次获奖,巴恩斯不无幽默地说道:“我把布克奖当成买彩票,它只取决于评委的眼光和喜好。”而评委会主席斯特拉.里明顿在颁奖典礼上说道:“《终结的意义》拥有英语文学经典作品的品质,它笔法精湛,构思巧妙,而且每读一次 In October 2011, British novelist Julian Barnes borrowed the novel ”The Sense of Ending,“ one of the most important literary awards in Britain and the world today. Award ”into his arms. Previously, Barnes was the Buick Prize three times, but all empty-handed. For this award, Barnes said without humor: “I think the Booker Prize as a lottery, it only depends on the judges’ eyes and preferences. ” And Stella Remington, chairman of the jury awards The ceremony said: “The meaning of the end ” has the quality of classic English literature, it superb style, cleverly conceived, and each reading