The Book of Evidence
A former scientist who pointlessly murdered a woman during a robbery attempt describes his amoral, aimless life as he awaits trial. "Banville's style, which is spare yet richly eloquent, and his extraordinary psychological penetration, are what lift his novel to a level of comparison with Camus's The Stranger and Dostoyevski's Crime and Punishment ," said PW.Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.