England, England

What do we mean when we talk about the magic of the original? Looking at paintings in the world's museums, are we sure that we are seeing the master's canvas, and not a well-executed fake? Would anyone go to Stonehenge if its exact copy existed in a more convenient location? And if Buckingham Palace and Sherwood Forest were also nearby?

Julian Barnes' novel "England, England" tells the story of an audacious project to create an alternative reality. What began as an amusement park with everything we consider English, becomes something larger and more complex. In the end, the Isle of Wight itself turns into the quintessence of Englishness - or its ingenious fake. It's up to the reader to decide.

One of the most famous and brilliant novels by the master of intellectual prose Julian Barnes. A fascinating journey to a place that does not exist. For now.