num_pages: 245
description: An unnamed murderer has served his time in prison, then comes to live on a sparsely populated island with the enigmatic Professor Silas Kreutznaer and his laconic companion, Licht. A sort of uneasy calm is operating in this world when a party of castaways arrives, with disquieting results. In this brilliantly haunting novel, John Banville forges an unforgettable amalgam of enchantment and menace that suggests both The Tempest and his own acclaimed The Book of Evidence. "A surreal and exquisitely lyrical new novel by one of the great stylists writing in English today."--Boston Globe.
language: English
title: Ghosts
titlecomplete: Ghosts
genres: Literature, Adult Fiction, Literary Fiction, Irish Literature, Contemporary, Novels, Fiction, Mystery, Horror, Ireland
ratings_count: 784
series: Frames: The Freddie Montgomery Trilogy
awards: awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Dublin Literary Award
category: Shortlist
publisher: Random House UK