John Banville is an Irish author of fiction as well as playwright and screenwriter. He is known for his darkly humorous writing, precise forensic style, and thick poetry. He was born in Wexford, Ireland, on December 8, 1945.
Banville also writes under the pen name of Benjamin Black, under which he wrote Christine Falls and then The Silver Swan. He has also taken over the Philip Marlowe character from celebrated author Raymond Chandler under the Benjamin Black mantle.
Books in order of publication:
| Poodle Springs (By: Robert B. Parker) | (1989) | |
| Perchance to Dream (By: Robert B. Parker) | (1991) | |
| The Black-Eyed Blonde (As: Benjamin Black, With: Raymond Chandler) | (2014) | |
| Only to Sleep (By: Lawrence Osborne) | (2018) |
Quirke Books
as Benjamin Black
| Christine Falls | (2006) | |
| The Silver Swan | (2007) | |
| Elegy for April | (2010) | |
| A Death in Summer | (2011) | |
| Vengeance | (2012) | |
| Holy Orders | (2013) | |
| Even the Dead | (2015) | |
| April in Spain | (2021) | |
| The Lockup | (2023) | |
| The Drowned | (2024) |
The Revolutions Trilogy Books
| Doctor Copernicus | (1976) | |
| Kepler | (1981) | |
| The Newton Letter | (1982) |
The Cleave Trilogy Books
| Eclipse | (2000) | |
| Shroud | (2002) | |
| Ancient Light | (2012) |
Frames: The Freddie Montgomery Trilogy Books
| The Book of Evidence | (1989) | |
| Ghosts | (1993) | |
| Athena | (1995) |
Tax Free Books
| Tax Free | (2008) | |
| More Confessions from a Serial Tax Cheat | (2009) |
Standalone Novels
| Nightspawn | (1971) | |
| Birchwood | (1973) | |
| Mefisto | (1986) | |
| The Untouchable | (1997) |
| The Sea | (2005) | |
| The Infinities | (2009) | |
| The Blue Guitar | (2015) | |
| Prague Nights | (2017) | |
| Mrs. Osmond | (2017) | |
| Snow | (2020) | |
| The Singularities | (2022) |
Short Stories/Novellas
| God’s Gift | (2001) |
Short Story Collections
| Long Lankin | (1970) | |
| The Supreme Fictions of John Banville | (1999) |
Plays
| The Broken Jug | (1994) | |
| Conversation in the Mountains | (2020) |
Non-Fiction Books
| Possessed of a Past: A John Banville Reader | (2012) | |
| Time Pieces | (2016) |
Anthologies
| Best European Fiction 2013 | (2012) |
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