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The Book of Evidence (Vintage International)

by John Banville

Average based on 1 comment. Synopses & Reviews Read the Powells.com Interview with John Banville Customer Comments (1) ISBN13: 9780375725234 ISBN10: 0375725237 Condition: Standard All Product Details Only 1 left in stock at $6.95!

 

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John Banvilles stunning powers of mimicry are brilliantly on display in this engrossing novel, the darkly compelling confession of an improbable murderer.

Freddie Montgomery is a highly cultured man, a husband and father living the life of a dissolute exile on a Mediterranean island. When a debt comes due and his wife and child are held as collateral, he returns to Ireland to secure funds. That pursuit leads to murder. And here is his attempt to present evidence, not of his innocence, but of his life, of the events that lead to the murder he committed because he could. Like a hero out of Nabokov or Camus, Montgomery is a chillingly articulate, self-aware, and amoral being, whose humanity is painfully on display.

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John Banville's stunning powers of mimicry are brilliantly on display in this engrossing novel, the darkly compelling confession of an improbable murderer.

Freddie Montgomery is a highly cultured man, a husband and father living the life of a dissolute exile on a Mediterranean island. When a debt comes due and his wife and child are held as collateral, he returns to Ireland to secure funds. That pursuit leads to murder. And here is his attempt to present evidence, not of his innocence, but of his life, of the events that lead to the murder he committed because he could. Like a hero out of Nabokov or Camus, Montgomery is a chillingly articulate, self-aware, and amoral being, whose humanity is painfully on display.

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doctorgregokeefe, January 29, 2012 (view all comments by doctorgregokeefe)
Another great Banville. Pithy, unforgiving.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780375725234

Author:

Banville, John

Publisher:

Vintage Books

Location:

New York

Subject:

General

Subject:

Literary

Subject:

Fiction

Subject:

Humorous Stories

Subject:

Psychological fiction

Subject:

Humorous fiction

Subject:

Prisoners

Subject:

Murderers

Subject:

Literature-A to Z

Copyright:

2001

Edition Description:

Trade paper

Series:

Vintage International (Paperback)

Series Volume:

no. 2

Publication Date:

20010631

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Pages:

224

Dimensions:

8.02x5.20x.59 in. .52 lbs.

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Product details 224 pages Vintage Books USA - 2012-12-07 English 9780375725234 Reviews:

"Synopsis" by Ingram, John Banville's stunning powers of mimicry are brilliantly on display in this engrossing novel, the darkly compelling confession of an improbable murderer.

Freddie Montgomery is a highly cultured man, a husband and father living the life of a dissolute exile on a Mediterranean island. When a debt comes due and his wife and child are held as collateral, he returns to Ireland to secure funds. That pursuit leads to murder. And here is his attempt to present evidence, not of his innocence, but of his life, of the events that lead to the murder he committed because he could. Like a hero out of Nabokov or Camus, Montgomery is a chillingly articulate, self-aware, and amoral being, whose humanity is painfully on display.