John Banville (Ireland)
Even the Dead (Benjamin Black, 2015)

John Banville was born in Wexford in 1945. His novels include The Book of Evidence, The Sea, which won the Man Booker Prize (2005), Ancient Light and, most recently, The Blue Guitar. Under the pen-name Benjamin Black he has written a series of crime novels, including Christine Falls and Even the Dead. He has been awarded the Kafka Prize, the Austrian State Prize for Literature, and the Prince of Asturias Award.

John Banville est né à Wexford en 1945. Il est l’auteur de plusieurs romans dont Le livre des aveux (The Book of Evidence) et La Mer (The Sea) qui a reçu le Man Booker Prize respectivement en 2005, La Lumière des étoiles mortes (Ancient Light) et The Blue Guitar, paru dernièrement. Il a écrit une série de romans policiers sous le nom Benjamin Black, parmi lesquels figurent Les Disparus de Dublin (Christine Falls) et Even the Dead. Il a reçu le Prix Kafka, le Grand Prix d’État autrichien dans la catégorie littérature et le Prix Prince des Asturies.