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The Infinities is a Beethoven string quartet of a novel. It deals with huge ideas – plenty of them – and in doing so, breaks new ground in its own medium. Full Article at The Telegraph
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John Banville’s intriguing new novel aims to resemble a classical drama. The unities of time and place are observed, the Greek gods intrude into the action, and there’s even a flawed family, full of furtive guilt and destructive love. Full Article at Times Online
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Readers unfamiliar with classical mythology, read on. What happened when Zeus seduced Alcmene, the wife of the Theban general Amphitryon, disguised as Alcmene’s absent husband, will be revealed at the end of John Banville’s new novel. Full Article at Times Online
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In this novel, his 15th, John Banville carries the concept of the omniscient narrator to a logical extreme. His principal narrative voice is Hermes, messenger of the gods - and a knowing and sardonic voice it is. Full Article at The Independent
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The British literary website Untitled Books has conducted an interview with the erudite John Banville, the Irish writer who won the Man Booker Prize for his novel "The Sea." Full Article at Los Angeles Times
