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  1. William John Banville (born 8 December 1945) is an Irish novelist, short story writer, adapter of dramas and screenwriter. Though he has been described as "the heir to Proust , via Nabokov ", Banville himself maintains that W. B. Yeats and Henry James are the two real influences on his work.

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  2. Apr 29, 2024 · John Banville is an Irish novelist and journalist whose fiction is known for being referential, paradoxical, and complex. Common themes throughout his work include loss, obsession, and destructive love. He also wrote a mystery series under the pseudonym Benjamin Black.

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  3. May 20, 2023 · Each week, top authors and critics join the Book Review’s podcast to talk about the latest news in the literary world. Listen here. In a new novel, “The Lock-Up,” investigators from the ...

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  4. Oct 25, 2022 · John Banvilles New Novel Is a Universe for His Past Creations. “The Singularities” is an ambitiously referential work that confronts some of humanity’s greatest challenges. Share full...

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    • December 8, 1945
    • The Sea.
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    • The Book of Evidence (The Freddie Montgomery Trilogy #1)
  5. Nov 4, 2021 · John Banville, the Contemporary Novelist Who Avoids Contemporary Novels. Share full article. Rebecca Clarke. Nov. 4, 2021. “I read very little new fiction these days, to my shame and regret,”...

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  7. Learn about the life and works of John Banville, an Irish novelist who won the Man Booker Prize for The Sea. Explore his metafictional style, his exploration of perception and reality, and his allusions to literary masters.

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