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John Banville

Born December 8, 1945

John Banville (born December 8, 1945, Wexford, Ireland) is an Irish novelist and journalist whose fiction is known for being referential, paradoxical, and complex. Common themes throughout his work include loss, obsession, destructive love, and the pain that accompanies freedom. Banville has also published mysteries under the pseudonym Benjamin Black as well as his own name.

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Books19

The Infinities

The Infinities

The Black-Eyed Blonde

The Black-Eyed Blonde

with Benjamin Black

Even the dead

Even the dead

with Benjamin Black

Venetian Vespers

Venetian Vespers

2025
The Drowned

The Drowned

2024
The Lock-Up

The Lock-Up

2023
The Singularities

The Singularities

2022
April in Spain

April in Spain

2021
Snow

Snow

2020
The Secret Guests

The Secret Guests

2019

with Benjamin Black

Ancient Light

Ancient Light

2012
Un giorno d'estate

Un giorno d'estate

2011

with Benjamin Black

El otro nombre de Laura

El otro nombre de Laura

2007

with Benjamin Black

Christine Falls

Christine Falls

2006

with Benjamin Black

The Sea

The Sea

2005
Eclipse

Eclipse

2000
The Untouchable

The Untouchable

1997
The Book of Evidence

The Book of Evidence

1989
Birchwood.

Birchwood.

1973