Tag Archives: John Banville

John Banville/Benjamin Black

Posted on April 2, 2008 by sheila

An absolutely wonderful interview with Irish author John Banville in The Village Voice. I love his humor, and I have always loved his ego. It’s towering, and it makes no friends. But then he always ends up by saying something … Continue reading →

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Irish Authors: The Influence of the Celtic Tiger

Posted on March 24, 2008 by sheila

An article about the state of Irish fiction right now. An interesting look at the different generations, and what’s going on now (and how the Celtic Tiger, so to speak, is influencing how Irish literature is perceived). I just read … Continue reading →

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H.M.S. Surprise, by Patrick O’Brian

Posted on March 14, 2008 by sheila

I’m almost done with H. M. S. Surprise , the third novel in the Aubrey-Maturin series – haven’t been writing much about my journey with the series -but I will. I’ve just been busy surviving, and recuperating from my week … Continue reading →

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5 Most Important Books: John Banville’s List

Posted on July 24, 2007 by sheila

Any time I come across anything about John Banville, I must post it – because my dad loves him so. I found this interesting: John Banville lists his “5 most important books”. I felt the same way about Middlemarch for … Continue reading →

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John Banville in Los Angeles

Posted on March 22, 2007 by sheila

A great post re-capping Banville’s reading last night. I love Banville’s answers to what was obviously a Q and A session – very thought-provoking, in terms of literature and art. Wonderful! He said “If you write honestly, you will not … Continue reading →

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Speaking Of John Banville …

Posted on February 2, 2007 by sheila

Were we? Well, he was mentioned here. The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books is a book I most definitely need to get – and I kind of love Banville’s list of his Top 10 Books (which I found … Continue reading →

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First Novels

Posted on June 8, 2006 by sheila

This is a great page – I’ve been having a lot of fun scrolling through it. Anne linked to it (a reference to George Eliot, of course!) – and I’d bookmarked the page to read later. I finally just got … Continue reading →

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Booker Prize Brou-Haha

Posted on October 14, 2005 by sheila

People are literally having nervous breakdowns and going into apoplexy because John Banville won the Booker. I mean – the op-eds I’ve read are so doom-laden that they sound kind of insane. Here’s one example. Here’s John Sutherland’s response to … Continue reading →

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More Banville, More Joyce

Posted on June 14, 2004 by sheila

An article on the commercialization of Bloomsday. Which is so ridiculous. John Banville is quoted: ‘The version of Joyce that these people are peddling is reprehensible, pernicious even’, argues Banville, who is so embarrassed by the ‘Bloomsday shenanigans’ that he … Continue reading →

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Banville on Bloomsday

Posted on June 14, 2004 by sheila

Great piece in the New York Times by John Banville (a favorite of my dad’s) – on James Joyce and Bloomsday. Jorge Luis Borges makes an unforgettable appearance as well. Banville writes: One must beware setting up Joyce as a … Continue reading →

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