The Quarry (Banks novel)
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| Author | Iain Banks |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Little, Brown |
Publication date | 2013 |
| Publication place | Scotland |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 336 pp |
| ISBN | 978-1-4087-0394-6 |
The Quarry is Iain Banks's final novel, published posthumously in late June 2013. The novel deals with an autistic youth, Kit, and his father, Guy, a misanthrope dying of cancer.[1]
The author, who died on 9 June 2013, was in the advanced stages of terminal gall bladder cancer when the book was being prepared for publication, although he was unaware of his condition until the book was almost complete.[2] He subsequently incorporated his personal experiences with the disease in the novel.[3] At Banks's request, the publication dates for The Quarry were expedited[2] to 20 June 2013 in the UK[4] and 25 June 2013 in the US.[5][6] The Scotsman reviewer Hannah McGill, reflecting on Banks's condition at the time of writing, described the book as "a state-of-the-self book, a meaning-of-life book".[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Hannah McGill (9 June 2013). "Book review: The Quarry by Iain Banks". The Scotsman on Sunday. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Iain Banks dies of cancer aged 59". BBC. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ Bryant, Ben (9 June 2013). "Iain Banks dies of cancer aged 59". The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ Upcoming4.me. "Iain Banks – The Quarry cover art, release date and synopsis reveal". Upcoming4.me. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Lindsay Deutsch (7 May 2013). "Book Buzz: New Iain Banks coming in June". USA Today. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ Jason Boog (6 May 2013). "Iain Banks to publish 'The Quarry' in June". GalleyCat. MediaBistro. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ McGill, Hannah. "Book review: The Quarry by Iain Banks". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
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