Iain banks stonemouth the spiritual followup to the crow road. Cart hello select your address best sellers todays. On a bleak one it can seem to offer little more than. An estuary town north of aberdeen, stonemouth, with its five mile beach, can be beautiful on a sunny day. Tough, funny, fastpaced, and touching, renowned storyteller iain banks poignantly evokes adolescence, love, brotherhood, and vengeance in a riteofpassage. May 01, 2012 stonemouth is kind of a reverse godfather the puzo book plot.
Stonemouth seems to have nothing to offer but fog, cheap drugs, and gangstersand a suspension bridge that promises a. Stonemouth, by iain banks the independent the independent. He came to widespread and controversial public notice with the publication of his first novel, the wasp factory, in 1984. Stonemouth louisville free public library overdrive. Bankss seminal science fiction series, the culture. Iain banks at his very best his funniest, grittiest and most exciting novel yet. Buy stonemouth by iain banks from waterstones today. Acclaimed author iain banks novel stonemouth is to be dramatised by bbc scotland and slate north for uk audiences. Contemporary, hilarious, grittyyes, this is genre fiction, and no, the genre doesnt get much better than this. Stonemouth 9781605985220 by banks, iain and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Imagine that instead of seeing the story of michael corleone in italianamerican mafia society from his point of view, we heard the story from the vantage point of his nonmafiafamily girlfriendwife, and in a scottish setting, and swapped the gender of the two lead characters.
An estuary town north of aberdeen, stonemouth has a beach that can be beautiful on a sunny day. But where his 1992 novel was a sprawling murdermystery led by a. Details about stonemouth banks, iain fiction novel book aus. The irish times picked the book as one of their books to read in 2012. Iain banks stonemouth has been dramatised by the bbc. Sep 04, 2008 as a side note, ive read every one of iain m. Books go search hello select your address best sellers todays deals new releases books. But on a bleak day, stonemouth seems to have nothing to offer but fog, cheap drugs, and gangstersand a suspension bridge that promises a permanent way out. Jan 03, 20 set in the fictional northern scottish town of stonemouth, the book begins with stewart the narrator standing on a bridge, looking over the side, before he is taken in by a regular patrol whose job is to stop suicides. Iain banks novel stonemouth to be dramatised by the bbc for uk.
I cant even remember the second book of his i read, but apparently i liked it. From keoghs books stroud, united kingdom abebooks seller since december 19, 2000 seller rating. Find books like stonemouth from the worlds largest community of readers. The novel was published on 5 april 2012 by little, brown and company and follows a man returning. By the author of the wasp factory, the longawaited and stunning new novel from the unrivaled iain banks. His most wellknown novel is probably the wasp factory which is the kind of book that people either love or hate, but i thought it was really clever. Banks was born on february 16, 1954 in fife, scotland. Consider phlebas introduces readers to the utopian conglomeration of human and alien races that explores the nature of. Iain banks 195420 was a scottish author considered one of the most powerful, innovative, and exciting writers of his generation.
After five years in exile his presence is required at the funeral of patriarch joe murston, and even though the last time stu saw the murstons he was running for his life, staying away might be even more dangerous than turning up. A postscarcity society is just a backdrop to explore human motivation, and sometimes folly. Following the publication and success of the wasp factory in 1984, he began to write full time. He used this as his pen name for science fiction and goes by iain banks for some of his books.
Including science fiction he has published as iain m. The plot moves swiftly the book covers a 3 4 day period and there are several unexpected events. Stonemouth is an impregnable bastion of toughness, perched on sliteyed, windwhipped coastal aberdeenshire, breathing in haar, its bleak. Iain banks, whose novels have been published in over thirty languages, is a scottish writer who writes both mainstream fiction and science fiction.
The first iain banks book i read ended up with a 16 year old finding out that they were actually a girl and her dad had been secretly doping her with testosterone pretended shed lost her bollocks in a dog attack. In iain bankss 2012 novel stonemouth, a funeral brings stewart gilmour reluctantly back to the coastal scottish town where he grew up. Stonemouth is nothing like the wasp factory, in fact is difficult to believe it was written by the same author. I read the wasp factory not long after his death and although i found it very well written i was really disturbed by all the animal cruelty in it. Details about stonemouth banks, iain fiction novel book aus stock. Stonemouth by iain banks stewart gilmour is back in stonemouth. Stonemouth is a 2012 novel by scottish author iain banks.
Stonemouth book by iain banks official publisher page simon. Iain banks author biography iain menzies banks was born in fife in 1954, and was educated at stirling university, where he studied english literature, philosophy and psychology. An estuary town north of aberdeen, stonemouth, with its five. In 2008, the london times named banks as one of the the fifty greatest writers since 1945.
Used books may not include companion materials, some shelf wear, may contain highlightingnotes, may not include cdrom or access codes. Stonemouth is kind of a reverse godfather the puzo book plot. Apr 01, 2012 stonemouth is kind of a reverse godfather the puzo book plot. He wrote mainstream fiction under the name iain banks and science fiction as iain m. Spare and swift and and barrels toward a satisfyingly thrilling conclusion. Stonemouth banks, iain fiction novel book aus stock ebay. His first science fiction book, consider phlebas, was released in 1987, marking the start of the popular culture series. Now hes back with grudged permission and a time limit for the funeral of the same familys patriarch. Five years earlier stewart gilmour had ingloriously fled stonemouth, only just escaping the vengeance of the towns most violent family.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. After five years in exile his presence is required at the funeral of local patriarch joe murston, even though the last time stewart saw the murstons he was running for his life. Publisher description a desperate young man becomes entangled with a scottish crime family in this brilliant, irresistible novel from the author of the wasp factory the new york times. Stonemouth is a large fictional estuary town on the coast of aberdeenshire, somewhere. Another great iain banks story read by peter kenny where does stonemouth rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far.
Cart hello select your address best sellers todays deals new releases. However, as a massive iain m banks fan, stonemouth just comes across as banks. His third novel, the bridge, has a good claim to being the most inventive scottish novel since lanark. Nov 14, 20 iain banks, whose novels have been published in over thirty languages, is a scottish writer who writes both mainstream fiction and science fiction. I am now reading all of iain banks literary novels in order. Otherwise i would be kind of annoyed at having actually payed money for this book. After five years in exile his presence is required at the funeral of patriarch joe murston, and. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Stonemouth 9781408702505 by banks, iain and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Cart hello select your address best sellers todays deals new releases electronics books customer service gift ideas home computers gift cards subscribe and save. An estuary town north of aberdeen, stonemouth has a beach that can be beautiful on a.
His first science fiction book, consider phlebas, was released in 1987. Stonemouth 9780349000206 by iain banks and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. I put that in quotes because those books are thinly veiled politicalsocial commentary. A desperate young man becomes entangled with a scottish crime family in this brilliant, irresistible novel from the author of the wasp factory the new york times. The novel tells the story of stewarts experience of returning to a place of lost love, bitter humiliation and genuine fear. His 1984 debut, the wasp factory, was called a work of unparalleled depravity by the irish times.
Published by published by little, brown, london, 2012. Cart hello select your address best sellers todays deals new releases electronics. A twopart adaptation of the iain banks novel of the same name, stonemouth is a rite of passage tale set in the fictional aberdeenshire village of stonemouth which follows stewart gilmour. Its definitely going back and ill not be purchasing anymore books by iain banks. Cart hello select your address prime day deals best sellers new releases books electronics customer service.
Stonemouth book by iain banks official publisher page. Mar 28, 2012 t he literary career of iain banks resists easy classification. That previous book was set in gallanach, here its stonemouth, a fictional but highly recognisable locale pitched near aberdeen. Stonemouth banks, iain fiction novel book aus stock. But on a bleak day, stonemouth seems to have nothing to offer but fog, cheap. Paused youre listening to a sample of the audible audio edition. The state of the art by banks iain m book hard cover science fiction.
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