Audio Interview with John Banville

In this 1990 interview, John Banville talks about his novel, Book of Evidence, which won the Guinness Peat Aviation Award and was short listed for the Booker Prize. John, who has published seven books, is the literary editor for the Irish Times and once worked for the Dublin Times. He is also the author of Nightspawn, Birchwood, and The Newton Letter.

Hear how he developed the main character, Freddy, who is someone that tries to keep a sophisticated and elegant image while serving life in prison. He also discusses the absurdity of censorship in Ireland.

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