Iain M. Banks (1954–2013)
Autor von Bedenke Phlebas
Über den Autor
Iain Banks was born in Fife in 1954 and was educated at Stirling University where he studied English Literature, Philosophy and Psychology. Banks came to widespread and controversial public note with the publication of his first novel, The Wasp Factory, in 1984. His first science fiction novel, mehr anzeigen Consider Phlebas, was published in 1987. He continued to write both mainstream fiction (as Iain Banks) and science fiction (as Iain M. Banks). Banks' mainstream fiction included The Wasp Factory (1984), Walking on Glass (1985), The Bridge (1986), Espedair Street (1987), Canal Dreams (1989), The Crow Road (1992), Complicity (1993), Whit (1995), A Song of Stone (1997), The Business (1999), Dead Air (2002) and The Steep Approach to Garbadale (2007). His final book, The Quarry, was released posthumously on June 20, 2013. Banks died on June 9, 2013 of terminal gall bladder cancer. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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(eng) There are multiple authors with the name Iain Banks. Do not combine this entry with any of them. The Iain Banks author entry is correctly split into sections for the different authors, and the books of Iain M. Banks listed there are included here by aliasing. You cannot combine this author page with just one of the split entries, it doesn't work that way.
Bildnachweis: Author photograph from official website.
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The Culture, Books 1-3 (Consider Phlebas ∙ The Player of Games ∙ Use of Weapons) (2012) 68 Exemplare
The Culture, Books 1-9 (Consider Phlebas, The Player of Games, Use of Weapons, The State of the Art, Excession,… (2016) 61 Exemplare
Culture Iain Banks Fanzine 14 Exemplare
A Few Notes on the Culture 7 Exemplare
Personal Effects [CD] 3 Exemplare
The Spheres 3 Exemplare
Consider Phlebas 1 Exemplar
The New Science Fiction Novels 1 Exemplar
A Few Notes on Marain [essay] 1 Exemplar
Overload 1 Exemplar
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20 Under 35: Original Stories by Britain's Best New Young Writers (1988) — Mitwirkender — 11 Exemplare
Das Science Fiction Jahr VIIII. Ausgabe 1994. Ein Jahrbuch für den Science Fiction Leser. (1994) — Mitwirkender — 10 Exemplare
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Wissenswertes
- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Banks, Iain Menzies
- Andere Namen
- Banks, Iain
- Geburtstag
- 1954-02-16
- Todestag
- 2013-06-09
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- UK
- Land (für Karte)
- Scotland, UK
- Geburtsort
- Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK
- Sterbeort
- Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, UK
- Todesursache
- Gallbladder cancer
- Wohnorte
- North Queensferry, Scotland, UK
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK - Ausbildung
- Gourock High School
Greenock High School
University of Stirling (BA 1975) - Berufe
- writer
- Beziehungen
- Hartley, Adele (wife)
- Organisationen
- National Secular Society
Humanist Society of Scotland - Preise und Auszeichnungen
- Guest of Honour, Eastercon, UK (1990)
Granta's Best Of Young British Novelists (1993)
Guest of Honour (posthumous), Loncon 3 (World Science Fiction Convention) (2014) - Hinweis zur Identitätsklärung
- There are multiple authors with the name Iain Banks. Do not combine this entry with any of them. The Iain Banks author entry is correctly split into sections for the different authors, and the books of Iain M. Banks listed there are included here by aliasing. You cannot combine this author page with just one of the split entries, it doesn't work that way.
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Group Reda, February 2022: The Crow Road in 1001 Books to read before you die (März 2022)
THE STATE OF THE ART discussion (The Culture group read) in 75 Books Challenge for 2014 (August 2015)
MATTER discussion (The Culture group read) in 75 Books Challenge for 2014 (Juni 2015)
SURFACE DETAIL discussion (The Culture group read) in 75 Books Challenge for 2014 (November 2014)
LOOK TO WINDWARD discussion (The Culture group read) in 75 Books Challenge for 2014 (Oktober 2014)
THE HYDROGEN SONATA discussion (The Culture group read) in 75 Books Challenge for 2014 (Oktober 2014)
INVERSIONS discussion (The Culture group read) in 75 Books Challenge for 2014 (September 2014)
EXCESSION discussion (The Culture group read) in 75 Books Challenge for 2014 (Juli 2014)
USE OF WEAPONS discussion (The Culture group read) in 75 Books Challenge for 2014 (Mai 2014)
The Culture group read (Organisational Thread) in 75 Books Challenge for 2014 (April 2014)
CONSIDER PHLEBAS discussion (The Culture group read) in 75 Books Challenge for 2014 (April 2014)
THE PLAYER OF GAMES discussion (The Culture group read) in 75 Books Challenge for 2014 (März 2014)
September 2013: Iain M. Banks in Monthly Author Reads (Januar 2014)
Group Read: The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks in 75 Books Challenge for 2013 (August 2013)
Sad news: Iain Banks Very Poorly in Science Fiction Fans (August 2013)
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