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5 days ago · The fusion of violence and pleasure defined the painter’s life and work. By John Banville Is Francis Bacon the most overrated painter of the 20th century? No, surely that dubious accolade must go to Lucian Freud, the artistic Tweedledum to Bacon’s Tweedledee. To say that an artist is overrated ...
1 day ago · John Banville, an unapologetic avoidist, once talked about the uneasy relationship of Irish artists with politics, observing: ‘I’m very very wary of mixing art with politics. Even in the broadest sense of the word “politics”. I think that they don’t mix — they’re like oil and water.
3 days ago · April in Spain by John Banville. Dublin-based pathologist Quirke is vacationing, at the insistence of his psychiatrist wife, on the Spanish coast. It’s the 1950s, and this is still Franco’s Spain, but the city of San Sebastian is sedate and quiet and comfortably warm. Quirke isn’t sure he’s made for vacationing and when he spots a ...
1 day ago · John Grisham has captivated readers for decades with his intricate plots and deep legal knowledge. His books are a testament to his skill in blending suspense, drama, and insightful commentary on the justice system. Below is a comprehensive list of John Grisham’s books in order, along with a brief exploration of each work. A Time to Kill (1989)
5 days ago · The Sea by John Banville. Led back to Ballyless by a dream, Max Morden returns to the coastal town where he spent a holiday in his youth. The Grace family appeared that long-ago summer as if from another world. Drawn to the twins, Chloe and Myles, Max soon found himself entangled in their lives, which were as seductive as they were unsettling.
14 hours ago · A painting and crime are also at the heart of The Book of Evidence by John Banville. Based on the 1982 case of Malcolm Edward MacArthur, who killed a young nurse in Dublin while stealing her car, The Book of Evidence takes the form of a confession, written by Freddie Montgomery.
4 days ago · The next stories in the collection will be those by the Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk, 2018 Nobel Prize for Literature, and the Irish writer John Banville, 2014 Prince of Asturias Prize for Literature, who will participate in the Writing the Prado residency in October 2024.
