Mrs Osmond

A worthy sequel… His book is not only an impressive recreation of James’s atmospheres and pacing, but also full of minor cliff-hangers and page-turning suspenses that keep you guessing * Observer *A brilliant feat of literary ventriloquism… Richly enjoyable and enthralling, this exercise in creative empathy is a sequel of very high finish * Sunday Times *John Banville is one of the best novelists in English, and an expert ventriloquist, among other things … Mrs Osmond is both a remarkable novel in its own right and a superb pastiche – Edmund White * Guardian *It’s brilliant. It’s John Banville camouflaged as Henry James - it’s very, very interesting – Cillian Murphy, star of Peaky Blinders and DunkirkWritten with near-Jamesian elegance * Mail on Sunday *John Banville has long been the most distinctive Irish novelist of his generation * Irish Independent *This is a superbly written novel … Mrs Osmond represents an important contribution to Banville’s impressive oeuvre * Evening Standard *John Banville is simply the finest writer at work today, a prolific prose stylist whose work has only deepened in quality throughout his career – John Boyne * Irish Times *Banville is one of the writers I admire the most - few people can create an image as beautifully or precisely – Hanya Yanagihara, author of the Booker-shortlisted ‘A Little Life’This engrossing and often beautiful novel is a true work of art that rewards careful reading * Daily Telegraph on ‘Blue Guitar’ *

John Banville was born in Wexford, Ireland, in 1945. He is the author of fifteen previous novels including The Sea, which won the 2005 Man Booker Prize. In 2011 he was awarded the Franz Kafka Prize, in 2013 he was awarded the Irish PEN Award for Outstanding Achievement in Irish Literature, and in 2014 he won the Prince of Asturias Award, Spain’s most important literary prize. He lives in Dublin.

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