Barney's Version (novel)
First Canadian edition cover
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| Author | Mordecai Richler |
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| Cover artist | John Scully (first edition photograph); Spencer Francey Peters (first edition design) |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical Fiction |
| Publisher | Knopf Canada (first edition, hardcover); Chatto and Windus (first U.K. edition, hardcover) |
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Publication date
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16 Sept 1997 (Canada); 25 Sept 1997 (U.K.) |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 417 (first edition, hardcover); 424 (first U.K. edition, hardcover) |
| ISBN | (first edition, hardcover); 0-7011-6272-4 (first U.K. edition, hardcover) |
| OCLC | 37195945 |
Barney's Version is a novel written by Canadian author Mordecai Richler, published by Knopf Canada in 1997.
The story is written as if it is an autobiography by Barney Panofsky recounting his life in varying detail. Barney's version of events may be viewed as that of two unreliable narrators, in that his recollections are told from varying mental states and then posthumously edited by his son. Underlying the story of Barney's three marriages is the mysterious disappearance of his friend Boogie. Though there is no body, police suspect murder, and Barney himself is tried but acquitted of murder. An explanation for the mystery is given at the novel's end.
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