The book of evidence & the sea

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Sinopse

The Book of Evidence, shortlisted for the Booker prize in 1989 and The Sea, which won the Booker prize in 2005, take us into the hauntingly confused worlds of two ageing male protagonists - washed- up scientist Freddie Montgomery, desperate to explain why he is being held in an Irish prison for murder (The Book of Evidence) and recently widowed art historian Max Morden, who has returned to a sleepy seaside boarding house to relive the events of his first adolescent awakenings (The Sea). With spellbinding virtuosity, Banville piles ambiguity upon ambiguity to construct tense tales of sex, betrayal and self-deception, which keep us turning the page, while questioning our own certainties about memory and identity. In both works, the acclaimed Irish novelist is revealed at his masterful best, conjuring dark wit, suspense and drama from the stunning lyrical beauty of his near-perfect prose.

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.