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The Lemur: a novel
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The Lemur: a novel Soft cover - 2008

by Black, Benjamin [John Banville]

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An Irish journalist in New York finds himself in the center of a murder case that may lead back to his billionaire father-in-law, in the first stand-alone thriller from the Booker Prize-wining author of "The Sea" and "Christine Falls."

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New York: Picador/ Henry Holt, 2008. 1st Edition thus . Soft cover. Fine. Cover by Keith Hayes. 4500 shelf. Slim trade paperback, photo covers with flaps, white spine. No names, clean text. Looks unread. Solid.
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  • Title The Lemur: a novel
  • Author Black, Benjamin [John Banville]
  • Illustrator Cover by Keith Hayes
  • Binding Soft cover
  • Edition 1st Edition thus
  • Condition Used - Fine
  • Pages 131
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Picador/ Henry Holt, New York
  • Date 2008
  • Features Price on Product - Canadian
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 067794
  • ISBN 9780312428082 / 0312428081
  • Weight 0.4 lbs (0.18 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.5 in (21.34 x 13.97 x 1.27 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 21st Century
    • Cultural Region: Ireland
    • Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
    • Cultural Region: Northeast U.S.
    • Geographic Orientation: New York
    • Locality: New York, N.Y.
  • Library of Congress subjects Mystery fiction, New York (N.Y.)
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

From the publisher

"A Picador paperback original."--Wrapper. "Commissioned by and first published by The New York Times Magazine."--T.p. verso.

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Citations

  • Booklist, 06/01/2008, Page 51
  • Kirkus Reviews, 06/15/2008, Page 623
  • Library Journal, 06/01/2008, Page 82
  • Publishers Weekly, 05/26/2008, Page 35

About the author

Benjamin Black is the pen name of John Banville, who was born in Wexford, Ireland, in 1945. His novels have won numerous awards, mostly recently the Man Booker Prize in 2005 for The Sea. Under the name Benjamin Black he is also the author of Christine Falls and The Silver Swan. He lives in Dublin.

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