John Banville

The Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea re-creates the life of the Renaissance mathematical genius Johannes Kepler and his incredible drive to chart the orbits of the planets and the geometry of the universe. Johannes Kepler, born in 1571 in southern Germany, was one of the world's greatest mathematicians and astronomers. The novel Kepler by John Banville brilliantly re-creates his life and his work, which laid the foundation of the universe even while he was being driven from exile to exile by religious and domestic strife. At the same time, it illuminates the harsh realities of the Renaissance world, rich in imaginative daring but rooted in poverty, squalor and the tyrannical power of emperors. "What Banville writes is historically accurate, but his are] a novelist's truth, and...a lover's prose." --Newsweek

'A compelling thriller.'DAILY MAIL'Superb.'SUNDAY TIMESThe Sunday Times bestselling author of Snow and April in Spain returns with Strafford and Quirke's most troubling case yet.1950s Dublin. The body of a young woman is discovered in a lock-up garage, an apparent suicide. But pathologist Dr Quirke and Detective Inspector Strafford soon suspect foul play. The victim's sister returns from London to help the two men, but, with relations between them increasingly strained, and their investigation taking them back to events from the final days of the Second World War, can they join the pieces of a hidden puzzle before it's too late?'Atmospheric and sinister with simmering tension . . . Once you start reading, it's impossible to stop.'DAILY EXPRESS'Addictive.'DAILY TELEGRAPHReaders are gripped by The Lock-Up:***** 'A real page-turner. . . Highly recommend!'***** 'Crime writing at its finest'***** 'Quite spectacular! John Banville is a wonderful writer'***** 'I had an absolute blast reading this novel. I genuinely didn't want it to end.'**THE DROWNED - THE CHILLING NEW STRAFFORD & QUIRKE MURDER MYSTERY - AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW**

Dzhon Benvill - krupnejshij iz nyne zhivuschikh anglo-irlandskikh prozaikov. Freddi Montgomeri, glavnoe dejstvujuschee litso uvlekatelnogo kriminalnogo i psikhologicheskogo romana "Uliki", ne sposoben na glubokoe chuvstvo, bud to ljubov ili nenavist, zhivet i dejstvuet, "nichem ne zhertvuja ni zlobe, ni ljubvi". On sovershaet zhestokoe i sovershenno bessmyslennoe ubijstvo. Odnako pochemu my ispytyvaem k nemu ne tolko otvraschenie, no i sochuvstvie - glubokoe i iskrennee? Dzhon Benvill - odin iz krupnejshikh avtorov, pishuschikh v nashi dni na anglijskom jazyke, tvorets proizvedenij, gde tsarstvuet mysl. London Review of BooksEtot roman potrjasaet i trevozhit, slovno javilsja k nam prjamo iz preispodnej. The New York Times Book ReviewBenvill zdes prevzoshel samogo sebja v bezuprechnoj proze - ee lirizm, aristokraticheskaja ironija i schemjaschee chuvstvo utraty napominajut "Lolitu". Observer"Uliki" - krupnoe sobytie v literaturnoj zhizni, v kazhdom izyskanno vypisannom epizode pul... Perevodchik: Livergant Aleksandr Jakovlevich

'This novel is essence of Banville ... a career summation' Daily Telegraph Felix Mordaunt, recently released from prison, steps from a flashy red sports car onto the estate of his youth. But there is a new family living in the drafty old house: descendants of the late, world-famous scientist Adam Godley. Felix must now vie with the idiosyncratic Godley family, with their harried housekeeper who becomes his landlady, with the recently commissioned biographer of Godley Sr., and with a wealthy and beautiful woman from his past who comes bearing an unusual request...

*NATIONAL BESTSELLER*A New York Times Editors' ChoiceBooker Prize winner and "Irish master" (The New Yorker) John Banville's most ambitious crime novel yet brings two detectives together to solve a globe-spanning mysteryIn 1950s Dublin, Rosa Jacobs, a young history scholar, is found dead in her car. Renowned pathologist Dr. Quirke and DI St. John Strafford begin to investigate the death as a murder, but it's the victim's older sister Molly, an established journalist, who discovers a lead that could crack open the case. One of Rosa's friends, it turns out, is from a powerful German family that arrived in Ireland under mysterious circumstances shortly after World War II. But as Quirke and Strafford close in, their personal lives may put the case--and everyone involved--in peril, including Quirke's own daughter. Spanning the mountaintops of Italy, the front lines of World War II Bavaria, the gritty streets of Dublin and other unexpected locales, The Lock-Up is an ambitious and arresting mystery by one of the world's most celebrated authors.

AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW 'Banville writes dangerous and clear-running prose and has a grim gift of seeing people's souls.' DON DELILLO 'Crime writing of the finest quality, elegant, distinctive and utterly absorbing.' Daily Mail 'John Banville is one of the best novelists in English.' Guardian '[The Strafford and Quirke series] promises to elevate the crime novel to new artistic heights.' Financial Times The Sunday Times bestselling author of Snow and April in Spain returns with Strafford and Quirke's most troubling case yet. 1950s Dublin, in a lock-up garage in the city, the body of a young woman is discovered, an apparent suicide. But pathologist Dr Quirke and Detective Inspector Strafford soon suspect foul play. The victim's sister, a newspaper reporter from London, returns to Dublin to join the two men in their quest to uncover the truth. But, as they explore her links to a wealthy German family in County Wicklow, and to investigative work she may have been doing in Israel, they are confronted with an ever-deepening mystery. With relations between the two men increasingly strained, and their investigation taking them back to the final days of the Second World War, can they join the pieces of a hidden puzzle?

Previously published as The Black-Eyed Blonde, Marlowe is now a major new film starring Liam Neeson and directed by Neil JordanMaybe it was time I forgot about Nico Peterson, and his sister, and the Cahuilla Club, and Clare Cavendish. Clare? The rest would be easy to put out of my mind, but not the blackeyed blonde . . . It is the early 1950s. In Los Angeles, Private Detective Philip Marlowe is as restless and lonely as ever, and business is a little slow . Then a new client arrives: young, beautiful, and expensively dressed, Clare Cavendish wants Marlowe to find her former lover, a man named Nico Peterson. Soon Marlowe will find himself not only under the spell of the Black-Eyed Blonde; but tangling with one of Bay City’s richest families – and developing a singular appreciation for how far they will go to protect their fortune . . . In this gripping and deeply evocative crime novel, Benjamin Black returns us to the dark, mesmerising world of Raymond Chandler's The Long Goodbye and his singular detective Philip Marlowe; one of the most iconic and enduringly popular detectives in crime fiction.

Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe returns in award-winning author John Banville's Marlowe--originally published as The Black-Eyed Blonde as by Benjamin Black--the basis for the major motion picture starring Liam Neeson as the iconic detective. Somewhere Raymond Chandler is smiling . . . I loved this book. It was like having an old friend, one you assumed was dead, walk into the room.--Stephen KingIt was one of those Tuesday afternoons in summer when you wonder if the earth has stopped revolving. The streets of Bay City, California, in the early 1950s are as mean as they get. Marlowe is as restless and lonely as ever, and the private eye business is a little slow. Then a new client is shown in: blond, beautiful, and expensively dressed, she wants Marlowe to find her former lover. Almost immediately, Marlowe discovers that the man's disappearance is merely the first in a series of bewildering events. Soon he is tangling with one of Bay City's richest and most ruthless families--and developing a singular appreciation for how far they will go to protect their fortune. "It's vintage L. A., toots: The hot summer, rain on the asphalt, the woman with the lipstick, cigarette ash and alienation, V8 coupes, tough guys, snub-nosed pistols, the ice melting in the bourbon . . . . The results are Chandleresque, sure, but you can see Banville's sense of fun."--The Washington Post

Kuigi "Isegi surnud" on seitsmes raamat John Banville'i raamatusarjas, mida ta alustas Benjamin Blacki nime all ja mille peategelane on patoloog Quirke, saavad just siin vastuse mitmed tema esimeses raamatus "Christine Falls" lahtiseks jäänud küsimused. Quirke on parajasti kosumas pärast ajukahjustust ning ei suuda otsustada, kas minna uuesti tööle või mitte. Ootamatult küsib tema arvamust aga tema assistent, sest eelmisel ööl Phoenix Parkis põlevas autos hukkunud noormehe surm tundub kahtlane. Quirke pöördub politseiuurija Hacketti poole, kellega ta on varemgi koostööd teinud. Siis palub tema tütrelt abi neiu, keda ta vaevu kiirkirjakursustelt mäletab. Phoebe püüab neiut aidata, aga see kaob järsku jäljetult. Kui Quirke kadunud tütarlast leida püüab, selgub, et kaks juhtumit võivad olla seotud. Talle endalegi võib saatusel olla varuks ootamatuid pöördeid ja vapustusi. Benjamin Blacki romaanides on üheks peategelaseks Dublin ning seal on halastamatult lahatud 1950. aastate Iirimaa kitsarinnalist ja vagatsevat ühiskonda. Varjunime kasutamine andis Banville'ile võimaluse katsetada eri stiile ja lähenemisnurki ning hoida oma kaks maailma lahus. Tundub, et nüüd siiski on need kaks maailma üheks sulanud, sest sarja viimases romaanis on Banville Benjamin Blacki nimest loobunud ja avaldanud selle oma nime all.

Imenno za roman "More" Dzhon Benvill, samyj znamenityj iz nyne zhivuschikh pisatelej Irlandii, byl udostoen Bukerovskoj premii. Prozu Benvilla nedarom sravnivajut s tvorchestvom Vladimira Nabokova, on stol zhe virtuozno vladeet perom, tak zhe bogat ego jazyk, on tak zhe izobretatelen i tochen v peredache detalej. "More" - roman-ispoved, napisannyj ot pervogo litsa. Tjazhelo perezhiv smert zheny, geroj romana priezzhaet v selenie na beregu morja, gde v detstve zhil s roditeljami, i myslenno pogruzhaetsja v proshloe, vspominaja do melchajshikh podrobnostej oschuschenija rebenka, v kotorom prosypaetsja chuvstvennost, pervuju vljublennost, pervuju tragediju." Chto realnej, ta zhenschina, lezhavshaja na muravchatom sklone moego vospominanja, ili strujka prakha, issokhshie kosti, kotorye, esche neizvestno, khranit li zemlja?.. My taschim na sebe mertvetsov, poka sami ne svalimsja, a dalshe uzh nas protaschat nemnozhko, poka ne svaljatsja tozhe, i tak dalee, cherez nevoobrazimye pokolenija. Ja pomnju Annu, nasha doch Kler budet pomnit Annu i pomnit menja, potom ne budet i Kler, no ostanutsja te, kto budut pomnit ee, no uzhe ne nas, ne nas, i eto budet nasha poslednjaja, okonchatelnaja pogibel. Konechno, chto-to ostanetsja, uvjadshie fotografii, prjad volos, otpechatki paltsev... no eto uzhe ne my, kakie my est, - mertvyj prakh i bolshe nichego". Laureat Bukerovskoj premii 2005 godaDzhon BenvillPerevodchik: Surits Elena Aleksandrovna

*NATIONAL BESTSELLER*Booker Prize winner John Banville returns with a dark and evocative new mystery set on the Spanish coastDon't disturb the dead... On the idyllic coast of San Sebastian, Spain, Dublin pathologist Quirke is struggling to relax, despite the beaches, caf s and the company of his disarmingly lovely wife. When he glimpses a familiar face in the twilight at Las Acadas bar, it's hard at first to tell whether his imagination is just running away with him. Because this young woman can't be April Latimer. She was murdered by her brother, years ago--the conclusion to an unspeakable scandal that shook one of Ireland's foremost political dynasties. Unable to ignore his instincts, Quirke makes a call back home to Ireland and soon Detective St. John Strafford is dispatched to Spain. But he's not the only one en route. A relentless hit man is on the hunt for his latest prey, and the next victim might be Quirke himself. Sumptous, propulsive and utterly transporting, April in Spain is the work of a master writer at the top of his game. Don't miss John Banville's next novel, The Lock-up Other riveting mysteries from John Banville: Snow

The sumptuous, propulsive, sun-kissed follow up to the bestselling Snow, from the Booker Prize winning author 'Superb.' The Times 'Utterly absorbing.' Daily Mail 'A joy to read.' Sunday Times 'The ultimate page-turner.' Irish Independent On the idyllic coast of San Sebastian, Dublin pathologist Quirke is struggling to relax. And when he glimpses a familiar face in the twilight at the bar Las Arcadas, a woman who was meant to have died in a political scandal back in Ireland years earlier, any chance of a peaceful holiday is lost. After a call home, Detective St John Strafford is dispatched to Spain, but he's not the only one on route: as a terrifying hitman hunts down his prey, they are all set for a brutal showdown.

**THE DROWNED - THE CHILLING NEW STRAFFORD & QUIRKE MURDER MYSTERY - OUT NOW**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Outstanding.' Irish Independent'Exquisite.' Daily Mail'Hypnotic.' Financial Times'This is crime fiction for the connoisseur.' The Times'The body is in the library,' Colonel Osborne said. 'Come this way.'Detective Inspector St John Strafford is called in from Dublin to investigate a murder at Ballyglass House - the Co. Wexford family seat of the aristocratic, secretive Osborne family. Facing obstruction from all angles, Strafford carries on determinedly in his pursuit of the murderer. However, as the snow continues to fall over this ever-expanding mystery, the people of Ballyglass are equally determined to keep their secrets.'A typically elegant country house mystery.' Guardian'A well-crafted story, peopled by superbly well-drawn characters, and put together in the finest prose . . . Masterly.' Irish IndependentReaders are gripped by Snow:***** 'A wonderfully imaginative twist on the country house murder mystery.'***** 'A chilling, strange elegiac story - mesmerising and rather horrifying.'***** 'Kept me hooked until the last page!'John Banville's book Snow was a Sunday Times Bestseller w/c 20-11-2021John Banville's book Snow was a Sunday Times Bestseller w/c 27-11-2021

*NATIONAL BESTSELLER*Booker Prize winner John Banville returns with a dark and evocative new mystery set on the Spanish coastDon't disturb the dead... On the idyllic coast of San Sebastian, Spain, Dublin pathologist Quirke is struggling to relax, despite the beaches, caf s and the company of his disarmingly lovely wife. When he glimpses a familiar face in the twilight at Las Acadas bar, it's hard at first to tell whether his imagination is just running away with him. Because this young woman can't be April Latimer. She was murdered by her brother, years ago--the conclusion to an unspeakable scandal that shook one of Ireland's foremost political dynasties. Unable to ignore his instincts, Quirke makes a call back home to Ireland and soon Detective St. John Strafford is dispatched to Spain. But he's not the only one en route. A relentless hit man is on the hunt for his latest prey, and the next victim might be Quirke himself. Sumptous, propulsive and utterly transporting, April in Spain is the work of a master writer at the top of his game. Don't miss John Banville's next novel, The Lock-up Other riveting mysteries from John Banville: Snow

*NATIONAL BESTSELLER**SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA HISTORICAL DAGGER AWARD*A Globe and Mail Best Book of the YearA New York Times Editors' Choice Pick"Banville sets up and then deftly demolishes the Agatha Christie format...superbly rich and sophisticated."--New York Times Book Review The incomparable Booker Prize winner's next great crime novel--the story of a family whose secrets resurface when a parish priest is found murdered in their ancestral homeDetective Inspector St. John Strafford has been summoned to County Wexford to investigate a murder. A parish priest has been found dead in Ballyglass House, the family seat of the aristocratic, secretive Osborne family. The year is 1957 and the Catholic Church rules Ireland with an iron fist. Strafford--flinty, visibly Protestant and determined to identify the murderer--faces obstruction at every turn, from the heavily accumulating snow to the culture of silence in the tight-knit community he begins to investigate. As he delves further, he learns the Osbornes are not at all what they seem. And when his own deputy goes missing, Strafford must work to unravel the ever-expanding mystery before the community's secrets, like the snowfall itself, threaten to obliterate everything. Beautifully crafted, darkly evocative and pulsing with suspense, Snow is "the Irish master" (New Yorker) John Banville at his page-turning best. Don't miss John Banville's next novel, The Lock-up Other riveting mysteries from John Banville: April in Spain

"When you're done binge-watching The Crown, pick up this multifaceted wartime thriller." --Kirkus ReviewsAs London endures nightly German bombings, Britain's secret service whisks the princesses Elizabeth and Margaret from England, seeking safety for the young royals on an old estate in Ireland. Ahead of the German Blitz during World War II, English parents from every social class sent their children to the countryside for safety, displacing more than three million young offspring. In The Secret Guests, the British royal family takes this evacuation a step further, secretly moving the princesses to the estate of the Duke of Edenmore in "neutral" Ireland. A female English secret agent, Miss Celia Nashe, and a young Irish detective, Garda Strafford, are assigned to watch over "Ellen" and "Mary" at Clonmillis Hall. But the Irish stable hand, the housemaid, the formidable housekeeper, the Duke himself, and other Irish townspeople, some of whom lost family to English gunshots during the War of Independence, go freely about their business in and around the great house. Soon suspicions about the guests' true identities percolate, a dangerous boredom sets in for the princesses, and, within and without Clonmillis acreage, passions as well as stakes rise. Benjamin Black, who has good information that the princesses were indeed in Ireland for a time during the Blitz, draws readers into a novel as fascinating as the nascent career of Miss Nashe, as tender as the homesickness of the sisters, as intriguing as Irish-English relations during WWII, and as suspenseful and ultimately action-packed as war itself.

The incomparable Booker Prize winner's next great crime novel is the story of an aristocratic family whose secrets resurface when a parish priest is found murdered in their home. Detective Inspector St. John Strafford has been summoned to County Wexford to investigate a murder. A parish priest has been found dead in Ballyglass House, the family seat of the aristocratic, secretive Osborne family. The year is 1957 and the Catholic Church rules Ireland with an iron fist. Strafford--flinty, visibly Protestant, and determined to identify the murderer--faces obstruction at every turn, from the heavily accumulating snow to the culture of silence in this tight-knit community. As he delves further, he learns the Osbornes are not at all what they seem. And when his own deputy goes missing, Strafford must work to unravel the ever-expanding mystery before the community's secrets, like the snowfall itself, threatens to obliterate everything. Beautifully crafted, darkly evocative, and pulsing with suspense, Snow is "the Irish master" (New Yorker) John Banville at his page-turning best.

The incomparable Booker Prize winner's next great crime novel is the story of an aristocratic family whose secrets resurface when a parish priest is found murdered in their home. Detective Inspector St. John Strafford has been summoned to County Wexford to investigate a murder. A parish priest has been found dead in Ballyglass House, the family seat of the aristocratic, secretive Osborne family. The year is 1957 and the Catholic Church rules Ireland with an iron fist. Strafford--flinty, visibly Protestant, and determined to identify the murderer--faces obstruction at every turn, from the heavily accumulating snow to the culture of silence in this tight-knit community. As he delves further, he learns the Osbornes are not at all what they seem. And when his own deputy goes missing, Strafford must work to unravel the ever-expanding mystery before the community's secrets, like the snowfall itself, threatens to obliterate everything. Beautifully crafted, darkly evocative, and pulsing with suspense, Snow is "the Irish master" (New Yorker) John Banville at his page-turning best.