A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters is a novel written by Julian Barnes, an award-winning and acclaimed British writer. Barnes narrates various stories and accounts with his unique sense of satire and insight. While they are chronologically non-linear and unrelated, the featured stories all speak about the decay of knowledge.
Both videos act as a fictional trailer for the novel. The first video focuses on the historical aspect of the novel, having each scene correlate to the contents of that chapter. The second video has a minimalistic approach that revolves around the novel's non-linear characteristic
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