John Banville

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.

John Banville
Biografske informacije
Rođenje	8. 12. 1945. (1945-12-08) (dob: 79) Wexford, Irska
Pseudonim	Benjamin Black
Nacionalnost	irsko
Obrazovanje
Zanimanje	romanopisac
Opus
Znamenita djela
The Book of Evidence, The Untouchable

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