John Banville

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Also Known As	Benjamin Black
Born	December 8, 1945 (age 78) • Wexford • Ireland
Awards And Honors	Booker Prize (2005)
Notable Works	“A Death in Summer” • “Ancient Light” • “April in Spain” • “Athena” • “Birchwood” • “Christine Falls” • “Doctor Copernicus” • “The Lemur” • “Even the Dead” • “Ghosts” • “Holy Orders” • “Kepler” • “Long Lankin” • “Mefisto” • “Mrs. Osmond” • “Nightspawn” • “Snow” • “The Black-Eyed Blonde” • “The Blue Guitar” • “The Book of Evidence” • “The Infinities” • “The Newton Letter: An Interlude” • “The Sea” • “The Silver Swan” • “Time Pieces: A Dublin Memoir” • “Vengeance” • “Wolf on a String”

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