by John Banville · ALFAGUARA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420418346
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«El libro de las pruebas» is the psychological novel by John Banville, published by Alfaguara in paperback (240 pages, in Spanish).
Freddie Montgomery, an Irish scientist exiled on a Mediterranean island, returns to Ireland to raise money and settle a debt; the attempt ends in the theft of a painting and the murder of a young woman. While awaiting trial, he writes a confession about the events that led him to prison. The novel explores crime, guilt, and human complexity.
This novel was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and became part of the Freddie Montgomery Trilogy, with Ghosts and Athena. John Banville received the Prince of Asturias Award for Literature in 2014.
Recommended as an introduction to John Banville's narrative, it is suitable for readers of contemporary literary fiction and psychological novels.
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.
