John Banville is an acclaimed Irish novelist, short story writer, adapter of dramas and screenwriter. Born at Wexford, Banville has written more than 15 novels, including The Book of Evidence, The Sea (Winner of the 2005 Man Booker Prize) and more recently, the best selling crime novels, Snow and April in Spain which have been shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger. Other major awards he has won include the Franz Kafka Prize, the Irish PEN Award for Outstanding Achievement in Irish Literature, and the Prince of Asturias Award.

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