The book of evidence

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Sinopse

Shortlisted for the 1989 Booker Prize, The Book of Evidence by John Banville is a dark and unsettling crime classic. This special 25th anniversary edition features extra material.Frederick Charles St John Vanderveld Montgomery. Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? Don't make me laugh.Freddie Montgomery has committed two crimes. He stole a Dutch old-master painting from a wealthy family friend and murdered the chambermaid who caught him in the act. Narcissistic, greedy and reckless, Freddie travels through life apparently without remorse. However, as he narrates his testimony, he realises that the only person to be held responsible for his life, and his crimes, is himself. He just can't quite admit it yet . . .Shortlisted for the 1989 Booker Prize, John Banville's The Book of Evidence is a wonderfully dark, insightful and unnerving crime novel that takes us deep into the unreliable mind of an improbable murderer.

Participantes

Autor: John Banville

Autor

JOHN BANVILLE

John Banville
Nome cotado para o prêmio Nobel de Literatura, John Banville é autor de uma obra em que se combinam dicção exuberante, marcada pelo lirismo e por jogos de linguagem, com enredos complexos. Nascido em Wexford (Irlanda) em dezembro de 1945, ainda jovem declarou que a faculdade teria pouco benefício para ele. Seu maior sucesso O mar (2005) lhe rendeu o Man Booker Prize. Sob o pseudônimo de Benjamin Black, publicou ainda mais sete romances policiais que compõem uma intrincada teia de adultérios envolvendo o protagonista. Em seu título mais recente, Ancient lights (2012), Banville narra a história de Alexander Cleave, ator fracassado que vive de recordações.