When John Banville was a teen-ager, he wanted to be a painter. Banville was born and raised in Wexford, Ireland, and on weekends his mother would take him into Dublin to go to Combridges, a bookstore ...

Banville Law has announced the launch of its new website, providing an updated online platform that offers information about ...

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At a Writers Bloc forum, the Man Booker-winning novelist talked about penning a new tale involving the classic pulp detective. By Thea Klapwald The Black Eyed Blonde Book Cover - P 2014 What do ...

The author’s vividly realised new novel uses a country house setting to explore scientific puzzles and the nature of reality ...

First, however, it’s useful to outline the differences between the two genres. Works of literary impersonation, like Banville’s, are often given a seal of approval by the original author’s estate. The ...

“The Singularities” is an ambitiously referential work that confronts some of humanity’s greatest challenges. By Leo Robson When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn ...

Just before Christmas last year Caroline Walsh, John Banville's successor as literary editor of the Irish Times, died unexpectedly. "It was a great shock to all of us," he says. "It's a cliché but she ...

If there was an award for controversies involving literary prizes, John Banville would have to be on the shortlist. The Irish author, who won the Booker Prize in 2005 for The Sea, has been heavily ...

“Snow” would normally have been published under the pseudonym Benjamin Black, but Banville says he doesn’t need that “rascal” anymore. By Charles McGrath The Irish novelist John Banville is a famous ...

Bernard “Ben” Banville’s life sounds as if it was an unfettered celebration of creativity. Born in Quebec, for many years Banville made his home in Greenfield. He was a musician, a photographer, and ...