by John Banville, Benjamin Black · Guanda · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788882469948
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In the Dublin of the 50s, the pathologist Quirke discovers a corpse in the hospital where his brother-in-law works, a famous neonatologist. The victim is a young woman named Christine Falls, and Quirke becomes obsessed with discovering the truth behind her death. As he investigates, he delves into a world of secrets, corruption, and loneliness in the Catholic and bourgeois society of the time. With his characteristic style, John Banville immerses us in a dark and melancholic atmosphere, where the characters struggle to find the truth in the midst of despair.
William John Banville is an Irish novelist, adapter of dramas, and screenwriter. A former member of Aosdána, he voluntarily relinquished the financial stipend in 2001 to another, more impoverished, writer.
