Nightspawn

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

John Banville was born in Wexford in 1945 and now lives in Dublin. Since Long Lankin appeared in 1970 he has published more than two dozen books, including the ‘Quirke’ novels under the pen name Benjamin Black. His novels include Birchwood, Kepler, The Newton Letter, The Book of Evidence, Ghosts, The Untouchables, Eclipse, Shroud, The Sea (Winner of the Man Booker Prize) and Ancient Light.

Recent awards include the Franz Kafka Prize in 2011 and the 2013 Irish PEN Award for Outstanding Achievement in Irish Literature.