John Banville
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About
Irish novelist who has won multiple awards and has been considered to be "one of the most imaginative literary novelists writing in English" due to his forensic prose style and dark humor.
Before Fame
He wanted to be a painter and architect as a young adult and worked as a clerk at Aer Lingus.
Trivia
He has written crime novels under the pseudonym Benjamin Black.
Family Life
He married textile artist Janet Dunham, and they had two sons before separating.
Associated With
Frank O'Connor is also an acclaimed Irish author.