John Banville: ‘I expected to be dead, or at least gaga, by now’ Author on his new book, The Drowned, his enduring appetite for writing as he nears 80, and the most remarkable place he has visited ...

Our columnists on new books by John Banville, Kate Christensen under a pseudonym and more.

John Banville’s “The Singularities” begins with a homecoming, a traveler’s return after a long absence. A man, allegedly named Felix Mordaunt, who has just been released from prison ...

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.

Reading The Lock-up, his third as Banville, it’s clear that his crime books have become much closer to his literary ones. This book is a delight; full of atmosphere, imagery, and depth of character.

JOHN Banville – former Booker Prize-winner and literary master, whose novels have been lauded both at home and abroad – is reflecting on the death of his wife in 2021.

As did Prospero, I have drowned my book. John Banville is an Irish novelist, the author of the Booker Prize-winner “The Sea”.

When Quirke sees a woman from his past, he calls a colleague for help: St John Strafford. With Banville’s latest novel, The Lock-Up, we find a new subtitle: A Strafford and Quirke Mystery.

Banville is a former literary editor of The Irish Times. What was the first book to make an impression on you? The Catechism of the Catholic Church. What was your favourite book as a child?

At the age of 78, John Banville is going full bore with his Quirke-Strafford books, which he used to write under the name Benjamin Black. Photos / supplied Book review: A man walking home in the ...

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