Iain Banks | |
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 At the Edinburgh International Book Festival, 2009 | |
| Born | 16 February 1954 Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland |
| Died | 9 June 2013 (aged 59) Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland |
| Pen name | Iain M. Banks |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Education | University of Stirling (BA) |
| Period | 1984–2013 |
| Genre | |
| Spouse |
Annie Blackburn
(m. 1992; div. 2007)Adele Hartley (m. 2013) |
| Website | |
| iain-banks | |
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 (/ˈmɪŋɪz/ ). 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".[5]
In April 2013, Banks announced he had inoperable cancer and was unlikely to live beyond a year.[6] He died on 9 June 2013.[7]
- ^ McDermid, Val (2017). "Banks, Iain (1954–2013), author and composer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/106888. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Iain Banks: A Biography. Craig Cabell, 2014. Kindle edition, location 472.
- ^ Dunfermline Court (9727) Serial Number: 7674
- ^ "Iain Banks". Open Book. 23 October 2009. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
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