What religion is John Banville?

What religion is John Banville?

A reformed criminal, Banville stole a book from Wexford County Library while in his teens. Banville was educated at CBS Primary, Wexford, a Christian Brothers school, and at St Peter’s College, Wexford.

How old is John Banville?

75 years (December 8, 1945)
John Banville/Age

Will there be another Quirke book?

Banville has already finished a second novel about him, due out next year, and at the end of it, he says, is a “heavy hint that Strafford will become involved with the Quirke clan.” Fans of the series might hope this means that he falls for Quirke’s daughter, Phoebe. They’re both lonely, and could use each other.

What is Quirke’s first name?

Benjamin Black
The Quirke series of crime novels, written by Irish novelist John Banville under the pen name Benjamin Black, centers on the titular character, a pathologist in 1950s Dublin. The series is published by Henry Holt & Co.

What does Banville mean?

The ancestors of the name Banville date back to the days of the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The place names literally mean “dweller at a field where beans grew.”

What other name does John Banville write under?

Banville writes his crime fiction under the name Benjamin Black. His novels star an oddball sleuth named Quirke — a bachelor in his early 40s who works as a consultant pathologist in a Dublin morgue. “He has a very dark and troubled past,” Black explains. “He was an orphan.

Who married Quirke?

Quirke married Delia, the wilder of the two sisters. But she died in childbirth, and Quirke has been drowning his sorrows ever since. He works as a pathologist and is all too comfortable in the company of the dead.

Where was Quirke filmed?

Dublin
The series was filmed in Dublin, from 19 November 2012 to 8 March 2013. Filming locations include Baggot Street, Camden Street and the main set at Clancy Barracks.

Where does the name Banville come from?

French, English, and Irish (of Norman origin): habitational name from Banville in Calvados, France, recorded in the 13th century as Badanvilla ‘estate of a woman called Bada’.

Who wrote Quirke?

John Banville
Quirke/Authors

Who is Pauline Quirke husband?

Steve Sheenm. 1996
Pauline Quirke/Husband
Personal life. Quirke has two children, Emily and Charlie (who stars as Travis in Birds of a Feather) and is married to producer Steve Sheen.

Where is Quirke filmed?

What religion is John Banville? A reformed criminal, Banville stole a book from Wexford County Library while in his teens. Banville was educated at CBS Primary, Wexford, a Christian Brothers school, and at St Peter’s College, Wexford. How old is John Banville? 75 years (December 8, 1945) John Banville/Age Will there be another Quirke book? Banville…