by Iain Banks · Little, Brown · tapa dura · ISBN 9780316858571
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«Canal Dreams» is the contemporary fiction novel by Iain Banks, published by Little, Brown in hardcover (275 pages, in English).
Hisako Onoda, a world-famous cellist who does not travel by plane, crosses the Atlantic as a passenger on an oil tanker entering the Panama Canal. In a politically turbulent country, the capture of the ship turns the voyage into a life-threatening situation. The novel combines psychological suspense, vivid settings and global realpolitik.
The novel was originally published in 1989, before the 2001 edition. Iain Banks (1954-2013) was a Scottish writer.
For readers of thrillers and contemporary fiction with an interest in geopolitical settings and characters at the limit.
Iain Menzies Banks was a Scottish author, writing mainstream fiction as Iain Banks and science fiction as Iain M. Banks. His books have been adapted for theatre, radio, and television. In 2008, The Times named Banks in their list of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945.
