John Banville
John Banville was born in Wexford, Ireland, in 1945. His first book, In this luminous new novel about love, loss, and the unpredictable power of memory, John Banville introduces us to Max Morden, a middle-aged Irishman who has gone back to the ... [... more]
Random House |
The Sea
 Read the Book; Wanted to Hear the Voice: I liked the lyrical quality of the book so much, I also bought it in audio form so I could actually hear an Irish voice tell the story. I found that, when I read the book, there were passages that Banville wrote [... more]
$29.95
Amazon.com |
The Sea Wins the Man Booker Prize - Literary Fiction
Dublin author John Banville published his first book in 1970. He has 14 other novels published and was previously short listed for the Booker prize in 1989 for The Book of Evidence. Last night at an awards dinner in Guildhall, London Banville was ... [... more]
Bella Online |
Birchwood (Vintage International)
Most enjoyable: I read this straight after 'The Book of Evidence' and although it didnt captivate me to the same degree, it is nevertheless a well crafted piece of literature. The author has an awesome talent for creating interestingly offbeat characters. [... more]
$12.95
Amazon.com |
Christine Falls: A Novel
Will the Better Writer Please Stand Up: Widower, moody, broody, drunken Garret Quirke is in charge of the pathology department in the basement of Dublin's Holy Family Hospital. It's the 1950's, Ireland is steeped in Catholic tradition, but when Quirke [... more]
$39.95
Amazon.com |
Christine Falls: A Novel
Will the Better Writer Please Stand Up: Widower, moody, broody, drunken Garret Quirke is in charge of the pathology department in the basement of Dublin's Holy Family Hospital. It's the 1950's, Ireland is steeped in Catholic tradition, but when Quirke [... more]
$25.00
Amazon.com |
The Newton Letter
A Powerful, Intricate, Allusive Little Novel: "The Newton Letter" is a mere eighty-one pages, a good thing since this imaginative and masterfully written, but often cryptic, novel needs to be read at least twice (if not three times) to fully [... more]
$12.95
Amazon.com |
Eclipse: A Novel
Portrait of a Liar: John Banville has an almost scary insight into the psychology of the lie. Word by painstaking word, he creates a subtle and nuanced portrait of characters who, despite all evidence to the contrary, cannot or will not see the immense [... more]
$12.95
Amazon.com |
The Sea
"Perhaps all of life is no more than a long preparation for leaving it.": Booker Prize-winning author John Banville presents a sensitive and remarkably complete character study of Max Morden, an art critic/writer from Ireland whose wife has [... more]
$13.95
Amazon.com |
Kepler: A novel
Elliptically told, fitting Kepler's own perigrinations: This earlier historical novel in the scientific series Banville wrote in the 80s sparkles with detail. Especially in the first section, you feel the damp of a castle, the gloom of a chamber, and [... more]
$12.95
Amazon.com |
Ghosts
"Evidently there is allegory here"...: "Voracious Reader" tells you on this site all about the details. I wanted to add, as I have for other Banville novels that I have reviewed on Amazon, samples of the prose. Yes, the Beckett-ish [... more]
$14.00
Amazon.com |
The Newton Letter
A Powerful, Intricate, Allusive Little Novel: "The Newton Letter" is a mere eighty-one pages, a good thing since this imaginative and masterfully written, but often cryptic, novel needs to be read at least twice (if not three times) to fully [... more]
$10.95
Amazon.com |
