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24/10/2005
Banville to write thrillers
Irish author, John Banville winner of this year's Booker prize for his novel The Sea, is trying his hand at something new. Well known for his melancholy style, Banville has decided to try writing thrillers.
His new novel Quirke, which is sent in Dublin in the 1950's tells the story of a pathologist who in the course of his professional activities uncovers what The Bookseller describes as "a murderous plot at the heart of the Catholic establishment of Dublin and Boston". Due out in the autumn of 2006, the novel - intended as the first in a series - will appear under the pen name Benjamin Black.
Banville's decision to write under a pseudonym may indicate his desire to distinguish between his two styles of writing. Speaking at the Frankfurt book fair last week, Andrew Kidd, Banville's publisher at Picador, appeared to confirm this view. "He doesn't want people reading Quirke and looking for the same things they do in a Banville novel," Kidd told Reuters. "With this, his main intent is to entertain."
Bibliofemme reviews: The Sea by John Banville
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