John Banville

John Banville
Biografske informacije
Rođenje	8. 12. 1945. (1945-12-08) Wexford, Irska
Pseudonim	Benjamin Black
Nacionalnost	irsko
Obrazovanje
Zanimanje	romanopisac
Opus
Znamenita djela
The Book of Evidence, The Untouchable

John Banville (8. 12. 1945. –) je ugledni irski romanopisac i novinar. Njegov roman, The Book of Evidence (1989) je bio kandidat za Bookerovu nagradu. To je priznajne godine 2005. osvojio njegov osamnaesti roman 'The Sea.

Banville je poznat po preciznom i hladnom proznom stilu, Nabokovljevskoj inventivnosti, te crnom humoru svojih naratora.

Djela

• Long Lankin (1970; revidirano izd. 1984)
• Nightspawn (1971)
• Birchwood (1973)
• Doctor Copernicus: A Novel (1976)
• Kepler, a Novel (1981)
• The Newton Letter: An Interlude (1982)
• Mefisto (1986)
• The Book of Evidence (1989)
• Ghosts (1993)
• The Broken Jug: After Heinrich von Kleist (1994) drmaa
• Seachange (izveden 1994. u dublinskom Focus Theatreu; neobjavljeno)
• Athena: A Novel (1995)
• The Ark (1996) (izdano 260 primjeraka)
• The Untouchable (1997)
• God's Gift: A Version of Amphitryon by Heinrich von Kleist (2000)
• Eclipse (2000)
• Shroud (2002)
• Dublin 1742 (drama za djecu od 9-14 godina; izvedena godine 2002. u dublinskom Arku; neobjavljena)
• Prague Pictures: Portrait Of A City (2003)
• The Sea (2005)
• Love In The Wars (adaptacija Pentezileje Heinricha von Kleista, 2005)
• Christine Falls (krimi-roman pod imenom Benjamin Black, 2006)
• The Silver Swan (kao Benjamin Black, 2007)
• The Lemur (kao Benjamin Black, 2008. nastavci u New York Timesu)
• The Infinities (2009)
• Ancient Light (2012)
• The Blue Guitar (2015)

Literatura

• John Banville, a critical study by Joseph McMinn; Gill and MacMillan; ISBN 0-7171-1803-7
• The Supreme Fictions of John Banville by Joseph McMinn; (October 1999); Manchester University Press; ISBN 0-7190-5397-8
• John Banville: A Critical Introduction by Rüdiger Imhoff (October 1998) Irish American Book Co; ISBN 0-86327-582-6
• John Banville: Exploring Fictions by Derek Hand; (June 2002); Liffey Press; ISBN 1-904148-04-2
• Irish University Review: A Journal of Irish Studies: Special Issue John Banville Edited by Derek Hand; (June 2006)

Vanjske veze

• Aosdána biographical note Arhivirano 2007-03-23 na Wayback Machine-u
• Šablon:WiredForBooks
• As clear as mirror glass. John Banville in interview with Three Monkeys Online Magazine
• John Banville na Internet Book List