Long Lankin

A collection of short stories from the early years of the Man Booker Prize-winning author's career that explores the passionate emotions--fear, jealousy, desire--that course beneath the surface of everyday life.

From a couple at risk of being torn apart by the allure of wealth to an old man's descent into nature, the tales in this collection showcase the talents that launched Banville onto the literary scene. Offering a unique insight into the mind of "one of the great living masters of English-language prose" (Los Angeles Times), these nine haunting sketches stand alone as canny observations on the turbulence of the human condition.

Author: John Banville
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 07/02/2013
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.27lbs
Size: 8.44h x 4.71w x 0.35d
ISBN: 9780345807069

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2013
Publishers Weekly 07/01/2013

About the Author
John Banville, the author of sixteen novels, has been the recipient of the Man Booker Prize, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the Guardian Fiction Award, the Franz Kafka Prize, and a Lannan Literary Award for Fiction. He lives in Dublin.