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Possessed of a past : a John Banville reader
- Title
- Possessed of a past : a John Banville reader / John Banville ; edited by Raymond Bell.
- Author
- Banville, John.
- Publication
- London : Picador, 2012.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 13-4386 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Bell, Raymond.
- Description
- xvii, 501 p.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- The material collected here is a treasure trove, a fine retrospective and a comprehensive guide to the work of Ireland's greatest living novelist, John Banville. Selections are drawn from all of his novels, up to and including 2012's Ancient Light; each piece standing alone, short-story-like, but also resonating with those around it and representing the novel from which it comes. There are radio plays, some published in print for the first time here. There is a judicious selection of his essays and reviews. Perhaps most beguiling of all are the pieces of memoir, the early work (including Banville's first-ever piece of published fiction, from 1966) and the chance to see facsimiles of the handwritten first draft of the opening section of The Infinities. This book is an extraordinary document of the writer's life and work across nearly fifty years of practice, simultaneously offering the perfect introduction to Banville's sublime art and manna to devoted readers.
- Alternative Title
- John Banville reader
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- Revelations : fiction, 1973-2012 -- Playing parts : stage and radio plays, 1994-2006 -- A blest world : essays, lectures and reviews, 1990-2010 -- Fidgets of remembrance : memoir, 1989, 2003 -- Firstlings : early fiction, 1966-1971 -- Begettings : in progress/in retrospect, 2006/2009.
- Call Number
- JFE 13-4386
- ISBN
- 9781447214724 (hbk.)
- 1447214722 (hbk.)
- OCLC
- 796279170
- Author
- Banville, John.
- Title
- Possessed of a past : a John Banville reader / John Banville ; edited by Raymond Bell.
- Imprint
- London : Picador, 2012.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Added Author
- Bell, Raymond.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 13-4386