Athena [Hardcover]

John Banville (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 13, 1995

This is the story of a man who hides a dark secret from his past. Despite the fact that he has served his time and changed his name, there are too many people around who have not forgotten that Morrow is a murderer. He is pursued by a collection of strange characters.

Editorial Reviews

From the Inside Flap

From the internationally acclaimed author of The Book of Evidence and Ghosts comes a mesmerizing novel that is both a literary thriller and a love story as sumptuously perverse as Lolita. "A strange and dreamlike book . . . Banville has a breathtaking style."--Boston Globe.


From the Trade Paperback edition. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

About the Author

John Banville was born in Wexford, Ireland, in 1945. His first book, Long Lankin, was published in 1970. His other books are Nightspawn , Birchwood, Doctor Copernicus (which won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1976), Kepler (which was awarded the Guardian Fiction Prize in 1981), The Newton Letter (which was filmed for Channel 4), Mefisto, The Book of Evidence (shortlisted for the 1989 Booker Prize and winner of the 1989 Guinness Peat Aviation Award), Ghosts, The Untouchable, Eclipse , Shroud and The Sea. He has received a literary award from the Lannan Foundation. He lives in Dublin. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd (February 13, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0436202220
• ISBN-13: 978-0436202223
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,740,224 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

John Banville was born in Wexford, Ireland, in 1945. He is the author of thirteen previous novels including The Book of Evidence, which was shortlisted for the 1989 Booker Prize. He has received a literary award from the Lannan Foundation. He lives in Dublin.