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Banville’s poetical fiction explores the implications of the theory of singularity through the human perception of memory, loss, and guilt, even as he slyly braids together characters and themes from his past novels into a meta-narrative about the haunting implications of parallel universes.
Banville's brilliant 17th novel uncannily evokes James's limpid prose, deft plotting, and finely limned characterization to offer a credible sequel to one of the greatest novels ever written. Banville's genius is unquestionable.
Man Booker Prize winner Banville grew up near Dublin, both lure and treat when he was younger and sometimes a source of contention once he moved there as an adult...
What the reader gets: Banville's always gorgeous writing (though sometimes a bit arch), a fascinating sense of how creative sorts do and don't work (more of that would have been welcome), and the account of the sort of banal affair we've seen before. [See Prepub Alert, 3/16/15.]
This will likely be of considerable interest to award-winning author Banville's (The Infinities) fans and so is recommended for adult fiction collections.