%0 Journal Article %T ¡°Memory Is Identity¡±: Probing into a Persistent Barnesian Obsession %A Ni Li %J Advances in Literary Study %P 384-396 %@ 2327-4050 %D 2023 %I Scientific Research Publishing %R 10.4236/als.2023.114027 %X Most of the fictional and nonfictional works by Julian Barnes deal with identity-related memory. By raking up the theme of memory, we are led to some interesting discoveries about the author¡¯s persistence in his postmodernist literary investigation into the nature of narrative art and the ethical implications thereof. A logical development is expected to be found between the two through close textual analysis, so as to reveal aspects of his unique moral concern. %K Memory %K Personal Identity %K Julian Barnes %K Ethical Implications %K Postmodernism %U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=128606