John Banville
A master of language and bestselling author of daring, inventive novels
The winner of the Man Booker Prize for The Sea
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.
His latest novel, Venetian Vespers, is available to pre-order now as an exclusive, limited-edition, numbered hardback signed by the author.
Venetian Vespers - Dubray Collector's Edition
Exclusive, limited-edition, numbered hardback signed by the author.
FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SNOW AND THE SEA Everything was a puzzle, everything a trap set to mystify and hinder me. . . Winter 1899, and strange things are afoot. As the new century approaches, English hack writer Evelyn Dolman marries Laura Rensselaer, the daughter of a wealthy American plutocrat. But in the midst of a rift between Laura and her father, Evelyn's plans for a substantial inheritance look to be dashed. Arriving in Venice for their belated honeymoon at Palazzo Dioscuri - the ancestral home of the charming but treacherous Count Barbarigo - the couple are met by a series of seemingly otherworldly occurrences, which exacerbate Evelyn's already frayed nerves. Is it just the sea mist blanketing the floating city, or is he really losing his mind?
