{"product_id":"blue-guitar-tpb-z1","title":"John Banville: The Blue Guitar [2015] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom John Banville, one of the world's greatest writers, comes \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Guitar\u003c\/i\u003e, a story of theft and the betrayal of friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdultery is always put in terms of thieving\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eBut we were happy together, simply happy.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOliver Orme used to be a painter, well known and well rewarded, but the muse has deserted him. He is also, as he confesses, a petty thief; he does not steal for gain, but for the thrill of it. HIs worst theft is Polly, the wife of his friend Marcus, with whom he has had an affair. When the affair is discovered, Oliver hides himself away in his childhood home. From here he tells the story of a year, from one autumn to the next. Many surprises and shocks await him, and by the end of his story, he will be forced to face himself and seek a road towards redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eAncient Light\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eEverything I want from a love story\u003c\/b\u003e: sexy, convincing, baffling, funny, sad and unforgettable' \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e, Books of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Illuminating, funny, devastating. \u003cb\u003eA meditation of breathtaking beauty and profundity on love and loss and death\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Banville was born in Wexford, Ireland, in 1945. He is the author of fifteen previous novels including \u003ci\u003eThe Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2005 Man Booker Prize. In 2011 he was awarded the Franz Kafka Prize, in 2013 he was awarded the Irish PEN Award for Outstanding Achievement in Irish Literature, and in 2014 he won the Prince of Asturias Award, Spain's most important literary prize. He lives in Dublin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Banville, John","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":48951169974611,"sku":"XG80241004333","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":48932365042003,"sku":"XV80241004333","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"New","offer_id":44236506497314,"sku":"9780241004333","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/banville-john-john-banville-the-blue-guitar-2015-paperback-57036424806739.jpg?v=1743942872","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/blue-guitar-tpb-z1","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}