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Ghosts is a 1993 novel by John Banville. It was his first novel since 1989's The Book of Evidence, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. The second in what Banville described as a "triptych", to make "an investigation of the way in which the imagination works." [1]
1 de ene. de 2001 · Ghosts. John Banville. 3.57. 812 ratings110 reviews. An unnamed murderer has served his time in prison, then comes to live on a sparsely populated island with the enigmatic Professor Silas Kreutznaer and his laconic companion, Licht. A sort of uneasy calm is operating in this world when a party of castaways arrives, with disquieting results.
About Ghosts. From the Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea comes a brilliantly haunting novel that forges an unforgettable amalgam of enchantment and menace that suggests both The Tempest and his own acclaimed The Book of Evidence.
8 de nov. de 1994 · by John Banville (Author) 4.1 102 ratings. See all formats and editions. From the Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea comes a brilliantly haunting novel that forges an unforgettable amalgam of enchantment and menace that suggests both The Tempest and his own acclaimed The Book of Evidence.
Literatura en inglés. Ficha técnica. Editorial: ARROW. Encuadernación: Tapa blanda. ISBN: 9780749399795. Escrito por... John Banville nació en Wexford, Irlanda, en 1945.
Ghosts. John Banville. Synopsis. ‘A beautiful, beguiling book full of resonances that continue to sound long after you’ve turned the final page. Its imagining is magical, its execution dazzlingly skilful.’. Sunday Tribune. Ghosts opens with a shipwreck, leaving a party of sightseers temporarily marooned on an island.
Invoking all lost souls and enchanted islands, Ghosts gives us a brilliant mix of gaiety and menace to tell a story about the failures and triumphs of the imagination, about time's passage, and...
