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Iain M. Banks (1954–2013)

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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.

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Reihen

Werke von Iain M. Banks

Bedenke Phlebas (1987) 7,909 Exemplare
Die Wespenfabrik. (1984) 7,054 Exemplare
Das Spiel Azad. Roman. (1988) 6,438 Exemplare
Einsatz der Waffen (1990) 5,417 Exemplare
Exzession (1996) 4,683 Exemplare
Der Algebraist. (2004) 4,275 Exemplare
Blicke windwärts (2000) 4,088 Exemplare
Die Sphären (2008) 3,725 Exemplare
Inversionen (1998) 3,386 Exemplare
Straße der Krähen. (1992) 3,198 Exemplare
Vor einem dunklen Hintergrund. (1993) 2,922 Exemplare
Ein Geschenk der Kultur (1991) 2,824 Exemplare
Feersum Endjinn. (1994) 2,577 Exemplare
Culture 09: Krieg der Seelen (2010) 2,533 Exemplare
Verschworen. (1993) 2,451 Exemplare
Die Brücke. (1986) 2,166 Exemplare
Die Wasserstoffsonate (2012) 1,959 Exemplare
Welten (2009) 1,944 Exemplare
Die Aufsteigerin (1999) 1,941 Exemplare
Dead Air (2002) 1,698 Exemplare
A Song of Stone (1997) 1,695 Exemplare
Die Auserwählte. (1995) 1,681 Exemplare
Barfuß über Glas. Roman. (1985) 1,568 Exemplare
Espedair Street (1987) 1,434 Exemplare
The Steep Approach to Garbadale (2007) 1,356 Exemplare
Träume vom Kanal. (1989) 1,227 Exemplare
Stonemouth (2012) 701 Exemplare
The Quarry (2013) 613 Exemplare
The State of the Art {novella} (1989) 128 Exemplare
The Culture: The Drawings (2023) 47 Exemplare
Poems (2015) 39 Exemplare
The Culture Series (2018) 14 Exemplare
Surface Detail, Part 1 (2011) 13 Exemplare
Road of Skulls [short story] (1988) 4 Exemplare
Surface Detail, Part 2 (2011) 4 Exemplare
Piece [short story] (1989) 3 Exemplare
Odd Attachment [short story] (1987) 3 Exemplare
Cleaning Up [short story] (1987) 3 Exemplare
Descendant [short story] (1991) 3 Exemplare
Scratch [short story] (1987) 3 Exemplare
The Spheres 3 Exemplare
Hydrogen Sonata Signed Edition (2012) 2 Exemplare
Consider Phlebas 1 Exemplar
Overload 1 Exemplar
Header Iain Banks Backlist (2006) 1 Exemplar

Zugehörige Werke

The Big Book of Science Fiction (2016) — Mitwirkender — 411 Exemplare
The Space Opera Renaissance (2007) — Mitwirkender — 282 Exemplare
Granta 43: Best of Young British Novelists 2 (1993) — Mitwirkender — 177 Exemplare
Cyber-killers (1997) — Mitwirkender, einige Ausgaben106 Exemplare
Dark: Stories of Madness, Murder and the Supernatural (2000) — Mitwirkender — 57 Exemplare
Arrows of Eros (1989) — Mitwirkender — 43 Exemplare
Tales From the Forbidden Planet (1987) — Mitwirkender — 40 Exemplare
Burning Brightly: 50 Years of Novacon (2021) — Mitwirkender — 33 Exemplare
The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook: No. 3 (1990) — Einführung — 32 Exemplare
An Anthology of Scottish Fantasy Literature (1996) — Mitwirkender — 14 Exemplare
Leselust 2 (1996) — Mitwirkender — 14 Exemplare
The Crow Road [1996 TV miniseries] (1996) — Original novel — 14 Exemplare
Complicity [2000 film] (2000) — Original novel — 4 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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Diskussionen

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)

Rezensionen

4,5 Sterne für "Das Spiel Azad".
4 Sterne für "Einsatz der Waffen"
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codeeater | Aug 30, 2015 |
Der Autor (oder womöglich auch der Übersetzer) scheint etwas Probleme mit physikalischen Größen zu haben. Es wird an mehreren Stellen Beschleunigung mit Druck verwechselt. Beispielsweise ist die Rede von "... bei einem Druck von 5 g ..." - was physikalisch ziemlicher Blödsinn ist. Ansonsten aber ein durchweg interessanter Roman.
 
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thopre | 94 weitere Rezensionen | Nov 3, 2009 |
Ich weiss noch nicht was ich davon halten soll, gerade eben verschlungen und noch halb verdaut... Aber ich weiss jedenfalls schon dass mir der fatalistische ausgang eher enttäuscht und die humoristischen anwandlungen mehr befremdet als belustigt haben..
 
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maledei | 92 weitere Rezensionen | Mar 6, 2008 |

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