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William John Banville (born 8 December 1945) is an Irish novelist, short story writer, adapter of dramas and screenwriter. [2] 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.
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.
May 20, 2023 · John Banville Puts Two of His Detectives on a Murder Case In a new novel, “The Lock-Up,” investigators from the novelist’s previous books join forces in 1950s Dublin. Share full article
Oct 20, 2022 · John Banville: ‘I’m 76 now, and I’m as baffled by the world as I was when I was five’. The Singularities, his new novel, may be the acclaimed author’s final work of literary fiction. If ...
Oct 25, 2022 · John Banville’s 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 article....
William John Banville 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.
Nov 4, 2021 · John Banville, the Contemporary Novelist Who Avoids Contemporary Novels. “I read very little new fiction these days, to my shame and regret,” says the author John Banville, whose latest...
