From John Banville, one of the world's greatest writers, comes The
Blue Guitar, a story of theft and the betrayal of friendship.
Adultery is always put in terms of thieving. But we were happy
together, simply happy. Oliver Orme used to be a painter, well
known and well rewarded, but the muse has deserted him. He is also,
as he confesses, a petty thief; he does not steal for gain, but for
the thrill of it. HIs worst theft is Polly, the wife of his friend
Marcus, with whom he has had an affair. When the affair is
discovered, Oliver hides himself away in his childhood home. From
here he tells the story of a year, from one autumn to the next.
Many surprises and shocks await him, and by the end of his story,
he will be forced to face himself and seek a road towards
redemption. Praise for Ancient Light: 'Everything I want from a
love story: sexy, convincing, baffling, funny, sad and
unforgettable' Evening Standard, Books of the Year 'Illuminating,
funny, devastating. A meditation of breathtaking beauty and
profundity on love and loss and death' Financial Times John
Banville was born in Wexford, Ireland, in 1945. He is the author of
fifteen previous novels including The Sea, which won the 2005 Man
Booker Prize. In 2011 he was awarded the Franz Kafka Prize, in 2013
he was awarded the Irish PEN Award for Outstanding Achievement in
Irish Literature, and in 2014 he won the Prince of Asturias Award,
Spain's most important literary prize. He lives in Dublin.
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