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Iain Banks was a Scottish author who lived from 1954 until his death in 2013, known for writing novels across multiple genres. He is considered an important figure in Scottish literature and remains widely read for his contributions to the field.
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Film & TV
Known for
- Prisoners of Gravity — Self1989
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail — Knight in Battle (uncredited)1975
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Key facts
- Born
- Iain Menzies Banks , 16 February 1954, Dunfermline , Fife , Scotland
- Died
- 9 June 2013 (2013-06-09) (aged 59), Kirkcaldy , Fife, Scotland
- Pen name
- Iain M. Banks
- Occupation
- Writer
- Education
- University of Stirling (BA)
- Period
- 1984–2013
- Genre
- Science fiction Literary fiction
- Spouse
- Annie Blackburn ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1992 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2007 ) , Adele Hartley ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2013 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Iain
- Family name
- Banks
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Dunfermline
- Place of death
- Kirkcaldy
- Occupation
- philosopher
- Educated at
- University of Stirling
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Award
- honorary doctorate
- Genre
- fiction literature
- Official website
- www.iain-banks.net
- Image
- Iain Banks 2008.jpg
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- member of
- Royal Society of Literature
- name in native language
- Iain Banks
- pseudonym
- Iain M. Banks
- Commons category
- Iain Banks
- date of birth
- 1954-02-16
- date of death
- 2013-06-09
- start of work period
- 1984-00-00
- cause of death
- gallbladder cancer
- birth name
- Iain Banks
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- Iain M. Banks
- ethnic group
- Scottish people
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Encyclopedic overview
Iain Menzies Banks (/ˈmɪŋɪz/ ; 16 February 1954 – 9 June 2013) was a Scottish author, writing mainstream fiction as Iain Banks and science fiction as Iain M. Banks. His books have been adapted for theatre, radio, and television. In 2008, The Times named Banks in their list of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945.
Banks began writing full time after the success of his debut novel The Wasp Factory (1984), which has since sold over a million copies and been translated into 80 languages. The novel was named one of the 100 best books of the 20th century in a 1997 poll; in 2016, it was ranked the second-best Scottish novel of all time in a BBC Scotland poll. His first science fiction book, Consider Phlebas (1987), marked the start of the Culture series, consisting of ten novels.
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