Description: Athena by John Banville From the internationally acclaimed author of The Book of Evidence and Ghosts comes a mesmerizing novel that is both a literary thriller and a love story as sumptuously perverse as Lolita. "A strange and dreamlike book . . . Banville has a breathtaking style".--Boston Globe. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description From the Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea comes a mesmerizing novel that is both a literary thriller and a love story as sumptuously perverse as Lolita. • "A strange and dreamlike book ... Banville has a breathtaking style." —The Boston Globe Author Biography John Banville was born in Wexford, Ireland, in 1945. He has been the recipient of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize (1976), the Guardian Fiction Prize (1981), the Guinness Peat Aviation Book Award (1989), and the Lannan Literary Award for Fiction (1997). He has been both shortlisted for the Booker Prize (1989) and awarded the Man Booker Prize (2005) as well as nominated for the Man Booker International Prize (2007). Other awards include the Franz Kafka Prize (2011), the Austrian State Prize for European Literature (2013), and the Prince of Asturias Award for Literature (2014). He lives in Dublin. Review "A thriller ... by Irelands master of the exquisite and uncanny, whose brilliant use of prose narration places him in a league with Joyce and Beckett." —San Francisco Chronicle"A strange and dreamlike book ... Banville has a breathtaking style." —The Boston Globe Review Quote "A thriller ... by Irelands master of the exquisite and uncanny, whose brilliant use of prose narration places him in a league with Joyce and Beckett." -- San Francisco Chronicle "A strange and dreamlike book ... Banville has a breathtaking style." --The Boston Globe Details ISBN0679736859 Author John Banville Short Title ATHENA Pages 240 Language English ISBN-10 0679736859 ISBN-13 9780679736851 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Year 1996 Residence US Birth 1945 DOI 10.1604/9780679736851 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 1996-05-28 NZ Release Date 1996-05-28 US Release Date 1996-05-28 UK Release Date 1996-05-28 Publisher Random House USA Inc Series Vintage International Publication Date 1996-05-28 Imprint Random House Inc Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:8320523;
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