The Untouchable by John Banville
Inspired by the true story of Anthony Blunt and the Cambridge Five spy ring, from the Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea.
No novel burrowed deeper beneath my skin than The Untouchable. . Prose of great elegance, applied to a sardonic narrative, created an atmosphere at once austere, chilling and utterly believable. -- John Coldstream * Daily Telegraph *
Banville is the most intelligent and stylish novelist currently at work in English . . . the mien is austere and Victorian; the awareness, the ironic readings of the contemporary are razor-sharp. -- George Steiner * Observer *
Brilliant displays of power and control . . . magnificently written and, in its exploration of inhumanity, startlingly humane. -- Alex Clark * Guardian *
Banville is the most intelligent and stylish novelist currently at work in English . . . the mien is austere and Victorian; the awareness, the ironic readings of the contemporary are razor-sharp. -- George Steiner * Observer *
Brilliant displays of power and control . . . magnificently written and, in its exploration of inhumanity, startlingly humane. -- Alex Clark * Guardian *
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 | 9780330339322 |
| ISBN 10 | 033033932X |
| Title | The Untouchable |
| Author | John Banville |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2010-08-06 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Whitbread Novel Award 1998 (UK) |
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