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Iain Banks (Scottish writer)

  • Iain M. Banks
  • Iain Menzies Banks
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Banks, Iain
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Person
Gender
Male
Date of birth
1954-02-16
Place of birth
Dunfermline
Date of death
2013-06-09
Place of death
Kirkcaldy

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Iain Banks (16 February 1954 – 9 June 2013) was a Scottish author, writing mainstream fiction as Iain Banks and science fiction as Iain M. Banks, adding the initial of his adopted middle name Menzies ( ). After the success of The Wasp Factory (1984), he began to write full time. His first science fiction book, Consider Phlebas, appeared in 1987, marking the start of the Culture series. 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".

In April 2013, Banks announced he had inoperable cancer and was unlikely to live beyond a year. He died on 9 June 2013.

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Scottish author. He wrote mainstream fiction under the name Iain Banks and science fiction as Iain M. Banks, including the initial of his adopted middle name Menzies.

Last modified: 2022-03-16 (revision #86152)

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NameFormatISBNRelease Date
Die AuserwähltePaperback3-442-43527-71997-04
Consider PhlebaseBook97807481099992008-09
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Goodreads Author ID
5807106
7628
ISNI
0000 0001 2028 5224
LibraryThing Author
banksiainm
MusicBrainz Artist ID
43d60bfd-f36a-4f6e-9df3-4c39ad046eb5
OpenLibrary Author ID
OL6924809A
VIAF
73864945
Wikidata ID
Q312579

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