John Banville

John Banville (born December 8, 1945, Wexford, Ireland) is an acclaimed Irish novelist known for his complex, referential prose exploring themes of loss, obsession, and identity, with notable works including the Booker Prize-winning The Sea (2005), the Frames Trilogy (The Book of Evidence, Ghosts, Athena), and the Revolutions Trilogy (Doctor Copernicus, Kepler, The Newton Letter); he also writes crime fiction as Benjamin Black, featuring series like Quirke and Strafford.Encyclopaedia