A classic by Julian Barnes - brilliant and witty. In 10 interrelated episodes, Julian Barnes describes what it is like to plunge into the torrents of life. Following the trail of the Noah's Ark myth, he navigates through life and the stories it tells, much like one of his smallest protagonists. He recounts the tale of a stowaway who must witness his fellow travelers being devoured one by one by the hungry crew of Noah's Ark, the strange odysseys of a young woman, a difficult journey to Mount Ararat, a film shoot in South America that goes terribly wrong, a hostage situation at sea, Géricault's "Raft of the Medusa," and how art emerges from catastrophe. "A History of the World in 10 Chapters" is a masterful play with narrative forms and perspectives, a journey.