tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post112898477084482138..comments2024-03-21T07:37:30.475-04:00Comments on Light reading: Banville wins the Booker PrizeJenny Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295436498255927522noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-1129209669316727022005-10-13T09:21:00.000-04:002005-10-13T09:21:00.000-04:00glad to see some positive comments on John Banvill...glad to see some positive comments on John Banville.....;-)<BR/>i just discovered your blog and i will be back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-1129008097346944692005-10-11T01:21:00.000-04:002005-10-11T01:21:00.000-04:00Yes, you do, but I was born in London and have Bri...Yes, you do, but I was born in London and have British citizenship...Jenny Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295436498255927522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-1128986413361954172005-10-10T19:20:00.000-04:002005-10-10T19:20:00.000-04:00John Banville wrote the introduction to the NYRBC ...John Banville wrote the introduction to the NYRBC edition of Hugo von Hofmannsthal's _The Lord Chandos Letter_. Before suggesting it the NYRBC editors, he used parts of the text in his novella _The Newton Letter_. The Lord Chandos Letter, odd text that it is, has some really interesting things to say about Francis Bacon's legacy in the eighteenth century. I'm just beginning to tease them out. <BR/><BR/>Banville's reviews for NYRB are always fantastic. I thought his review of Hilary Mantel's new book was excellent.<BR/><BR/>AliceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com