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Before She Met Me

EDITIONS & TRANSLATIONS

NOTE: When possible, editions are linked to entries in the online Julian Barnes Bibliography. These entries feature multiple images of the book and additional bibliographic details.

English Editions

When possible, editions are linked to entries in the online Julian Barnes Bibliography. These entries feature images of the book and additional bibliographic details.

Before She Met Me. London: Jonathan Cape, 1982. Reprinted in 1991. [Uncorrected Proof, 1982].

Before She Met Me. London: Pan Books (Pavanne), 1983.

Before She Met Me. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1986.

Before She Met Me. London: Picador, 1986. [Rejacketed 2005].   

Before She Met Me. New York: Vintage International, 1992.

Before She Met Me. Groningen: Wolters-Noordhoff, 1997.
[With an afterwards by Ton Heuvelmans.]

Before She Met Me. London: Vintage Books, 2009. [Rejacketed 2014].

Translated Editions

Catalan - Abans que ens coneguéssim. Barcelona: Editorial Laia Calle, 1988. Translated by David Balagué.

Chinese - 她过去的爱情. 文汇出版社 | Wenhui Press, 2018. Translated by 郭国良 (Guo Guoliang).

Czech - Než potkala mě. Prague: Odeon, 2018. Translated by Jiří Hanuš. [Czech Book Club edition].

Danish - Før hun mødte mig. København: Tiderne Skifter, 1995. Translated by Henning Juul Madsen. Other edition: Samlerens Bogklub, 1995.

Dutch - Voor ze me kende. Amsterdam: Uitgeverij de Arbeiderspers, 1988. Translated by Else Hoog. Other edition: [AP Pocket Editie], 1992.

French - Avant moi. Paris: Denoël, 1991. Translated by Michel Courtois-Fourcy. Other editions: Denoël Folio, 1993; Denoël Folio, 1999.

German - Vor meiner Zeit. Köln: Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 2006. Translated by Michael Walter. Other editions: Als sie mich noch nicht kannte. Haffmans Verlag, 1988; Haffmans Verlag, 1990(reprinted 1991); Haffsman Verlag, 1993; Vor meiner Zeit. Haffmans Verlag, 1994; Vor meiner Zeit. Rowohlt, 1998; Vor meiner Zeit. Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 2007.

Greek - Πριν εκείνη με γνωρίσει. Athens: Metaixmio, 2013. Translated by Θωμάς Σκάσσης [Thomas Skassis].

Italian - Prima di me . Torino: Einaudi, 2017. Translated by Daniela Fargione.

Korean - 그녀가나를만나기전 | Kunyo ka na rul mannagi chon. Seoul: Munhak Tongne, 1998. Translated by Un-jong Kwon; 나를 만나기 전 그녀는 . 파주: 열린책들 [Paju: Open Books], 2006.

Romanian - Până când m-a cunoscut. Humanitas, 2006. Translated by Radu Paraschivescu; Other edition: Nemira, 2014.

Russian - До того, как она встретила меня (Do togo, kak ona vstretila menja). Москва: АСТ: Транзиткнига, 2005. Translated by И. Гуровой [I. Gurova].

Serbian - Pre ne što me je srela. Beograd: Geopoetika, 2002. Translated by Zoran Paunovic.

Slovak - Ked' ma ešte nepoznala. Banská Bystrica: Drewo a srd, 2002. Translated by Pavol Lukác.

Spanish - Antes de conocernos (Before She Met Me). Madrid: Euler Editorial, 1987. Translated by Agustín Tena y Luz Quintana. Other edition: Barcelona: Compactos Anagrama, 1995.

Swedish - Innan hon träffade mig. Bakhåll, 2020. Translated by Andreas Vesterlund.

Turkish - Benimle Tanismadan Önce. Istanbul: Mitos, 1997. Translated by Serdar Rifat Kirkoglu. Other edition: Ayrinti Yayinlari, 2002.

REVIEWS

1992 - The Honorable Cuckold: Models of Masculine Defence - Mark I. Millington and Alison S. Sinclair, Comparative-Literature-Studies (29.1) p.1-19 (ISSN: 0010-4132)

12/28/1986 - She Oughtn't to Have Been in Pictures - Gary Krist, New York Times Book Review (91) p.12

06/1982 - Unhappy Families - David Montrose, Books and Bookmen p.14

04/28/1982 - Great White Hopes - Stanley Reynolds, Punch p.708-709

04/23/1982 - Watching Green-Eyed - Mark Abley, Times Literary Supplement p.456

04/17/1982 - Green-Eyed - Harriet Waugh, Spectator (248) p.22

04/16/1982 - Flashback - Bill Greenwell, New Statesman (103.2665) p.18-19

French Translation

1997 - Frédéric Monneyron, L'écriture de la jalousie Grenoble: ELLUG (pp.137-51: "Lien, liage et déliages de la jalousie dans Before she met me de Julian Barnes")

05/23/1991 - Barnes et son double - François Rivière, Libération p.29

05/20/1991 - Livres, avec starter - Jean-François Fogel, Le Point p.50-51

05/1991 - Julian avant Barnes - Pierre Maury, Magazine Littéraire (288) p.88-89

05/1991 - Avant moi - Bernard De Saint Vincent, Revue des deux mondes p.152-6

04/11/1991 - Julian Barnes, période scato… - Jérôme Garcin, Evénement du jeudi p.112-13

04/04/1991 - Le bourreau d'amour - Michel Grisolia, L'Express p.142

03/29/1991 - Barnes et son double - Nicole Zand, Le Monde p.24

03/28/1991 - Quelques vices bien serrés - Jean-François Josselin, Nouvel Observateur p.113

03/22/1991 - Les caractères du mois - Caractères Antenne 2 (Interview)

03/20/1991 - Un reptile dans la tête - Dominique Durand, Canard Enchaîné p.7

03/11/1991 - Jubilation sadique - Dominique Guiou, Figaro Littéraire p.5

Italian Translation

2001 - LO SGUARDO DEFORMANTE: GELOSIA E INTERPRETAZIONE STORICA IN BEFORE SHE MET ME DI JULIAN BARNES - Silvia Testa, UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI BERGAMO (FACOLTÀ DI LINGUE E LETTERATURE STRANIERE)