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Iain Banks ( Dunfermline, 16 febbraio 1954 – Kirkcaldy, 9 giugno 2013 [1]) è stato uno scrittore scozzese, conosciuto soprattutto per le sue storie del fantastico e di fantascienza da lui firmate come Iain M. Banks (dove la M sta per Menzies, un antico nome di famiglia), ma attivo ed apprezzato anche sul fronte mainstream .
Iain Banks (16 February 1954 – 9 June 2013) was a Scottish author, writing mainstream fiction as Iain Banks and science fiction as Iain M. Banks, adding the initial of his adopted middle name Menzies (/ ˈ m ɪ ŋ ɪ z / ⓘ). After the success of The Wasp Factory (1984), he began to write full time.
- Writer
- University of Stirling (BA)
- 1984–2013
- Scottish
The novels of Iain M. Banks have forever changed the face of modern science fiction. His Culture books combine breathtaking imagination with exceptional storytelling, and have secured his reputation as one of the most extraordinary and influential writers in the genre.
Il volume comprende i primi tre romanzi del Ciclo della Cultura di Banks: Pensa a Fleba (noto anche come La Mente di Schar, Consider Phlebas, del 1987), L'impero di Azad (The Player of Games, del 1988) e La guerra di Zakalwe (Use of Weapons, del 1990).
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Iain Banks' novel, Dead Air (2002), begins on 11 September 2001 and narrates the adventures of a 'shock-jock' in contemporary London. His latest novels are Transition (2009) and Stonemouth (2012), a dark thriller dealing with adolescence, love and vengeance.
- Dunfermline, Scotland
- Little, Brown Book Group, Orbit
9 giu 2013 · Iain Banks, who has died at the age of 59, was one of Britain's most celebrated authors, achieving success in both mainstream literary fiction and science fiction genres. He matched...
9 giu 2013 · Iain Banks was educated at the University of Stirling where he studied English Literature, Philosophy and Psychology. He moved to London and lived in the south of England until 1988 when he returned to Scotland, living in Edinburgh and then Fife.
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