Birchwood by John Banville
This is one of the most startling of the centurys varied achievements in Irish writing Seamus Deane
Birchwood represents a watershed in contemporary Irish writing: it is a novel in which history becomes a rich black comedy full of land agitation and Gothic characters; and a sense of bewilderment at the nature of the universe fills its pages-- Colm Tóibín
John Banville is one of the great masters of the . . . English language. -- Catherine Lockerbie * Scotsman *
John Banville is one of the great masters of the . . . English language. -- Catherine Lockerbie * Scotsman *
John Banville was born in Wexford, Ireland, in 1945. He is the author of many highly acclaimed novels including The Sea, which won the 2005 Man Booker Prize. He has received a literary award from the Lannan Foundation. He lives in Dublin.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780330372329 |
| ISBN 10 | 0330372327 |
| Title | Birchwood |
| Author | John Banville |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2010-08-06 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
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