Description
Book SynopsisJohn Banville was born in Wexford, Ireland, in 1945. His first book,
Long Lankin, was published in 1970. His other books include
Nightspawn ,
Birchwood,
Doctor Copernicus (which won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1976),
Kepler (which was awarded the
Guardian Fiction Prize in 1981),
The Newton Letter,
Mefisto,
The Book of Evidence,
Ghosts,
Athena,
The Untouchable,
Eclipse and
The Sea. He has received a literary award from the Lannan Foundation. He lives in Dublin.
Trade ReviewIn beautiful, lucid prose John Banville describes a tragedy so strongly rooted in history and character that, like all real tragedies, it could not happen otherwise. * The Times *
Banville is merciless in the details . . . he has a gift for enigmatic clarity. * Daily Telegraph *
The narrative frequently takes on the qualities of a dream, writhing with pursuits and escapes, peopled by shape-shifters and avatars, subject to its own climatic and topographical realities. * Guardian *
A moving and shockingly intimate record of life lost and found again. * Time Out *
