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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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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 16 February 1954
- Died
- 9 June 2013
- Works
- 141
Top works
- ha-Śaḥḳan
- Ṿiṭ o Isis ben ḥasre ha-yeshuʻah
- Corpo a Corpo
- The Wasp Factory
- Shutafut le-feshaʻ
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 741
- Total plays
- 9,144
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Quotes
- “There is a saying that we provide the machines with an end, and they provide us with the means.”
- ““Tell me, suit, don’t you wonder if it’s all worth it?’“If what’s all worth what?” it says, and I can hear that condescending tone in its voice again.“You know; living. Is it worth all the... bother?”“No.”“No?”“No, I don’t ever wonder about it.”“Why not?” I’m keeping my questions short as we walk, conserving energy and breath.“I don’t need to wonder about that. It’s not important.”“Not important?”“It’s an irrelevant question. We live; that’s enough.””
Article
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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