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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... read more
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First Sentence edit
My Lord, when you ask me to tell the court in my own words, this is what I shall say.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 3 in Frames Trilogy. (standard series)
Followed by Ghosts.
This is book 198 of 1272 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Preceded by London Fields, and followed by Cat's Eye.
Authors & Contributors edit
- John Banville (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Books at Random House
Country: Ireland
Publication Date: 1989
ISBN: 0-375-72523-7
Page Count: 224
Publisher: Vintage Books at Random House
Country: Ireland
Publication Date: 1989
ISBN: 0-375-72523-7
Page Count: 224
Awards edit
- GPA Award
- Man Booker Prize (Finalist, 1989, Shortlisted)
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.914
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