Originalzitate “Yet Julian Barnes succeeds brilliantly in bringing them to life, together with their Parisian contemporaries, in what is often remembered nostalgically as the Belle Époque.” und “The book is a pleasure to read in every way.” aus dem Artikel von Leo Damrosch: The man in the red coat by Julian Barnes In: The New York Times. 21. Februar 2020.
Originalzitat: „And indeed it is salutary to be so thoroughly submerged – even sometimes to the point of drowning – in abundant detail from the “distant, decadent, hectic, violent, narcissistic and neurotic Belle Epoque”, with all its fascination and its difference from us.“ aus der Buchbesprechung von Tessa Hadley: The Man in the Red Coat by Julian Barnes review – a belle epoque womaniser In: The Guardian. 6. November 2019.
