Iain Banks

Iain Banks
Iain M. Banks na 63. svjetskoj science fiction konvenciji u Glasgowu, 2005.
Biografske informacije
Rođenje	(1954-02-16)16. 2. 1954. Dunfermline, Fife, Škotska
Smrt	9. 6. 2013. (dob: 59) Kirkcaldy, Škotska
Pseudonim	Iain M. Banks
Državljanstvo	britansko
Obrazovanje
Zanimanje	pisac
Opus
1984. - 2013.
Književne vrste	science fiction, beletristika
Znamenita djela
The Wasp Factory (Iain Banks) Consider Phlebas (Iain M. Banks)
Inspiracija
Na Ken MacLeod
Web-stranica
Iain Banks

Iain Menzies Banks (Dunfermine, 16. 2. 1954. – Kirkcaldy, 9. 6. 2013) je škotski pisac. Kao Iain M. Banks piše science fiction; kao Iain Banks piše beletristiku.

Bibliografija

Romani kao Iain Banks

• The Wasp Factory (1984)
• Walking on Glass (1985)
• The Bridge (1986)
• Espedair Street (1987) – adaptiran za BBC radio 1998. (režija Dave Batchelor)
• Canal Dreams (1989)
• The Crow Road (1992) – adaptiran ua BBC TV godine 1996. (režija Gavin Millar)
• Complicity (1993) – ekraniziran 2000. godine (režija Gavin Millar)
• Whit (1995)
• A Song of Stone (1997)
• The Business (1999)
• Dead Air (2002)
• The Steep Approach to Garbadale (2007)

Romani kao Iain M. Banks

Većina Banksovog science fiction opusa se bavi velikom interstelarnom civilizacijom Kulturom, koju je detaljno opisao u šest romana i brojnim novelama.

• Consider Phlebas (1987)
• The Player of Games (1988)
• Use of Weapons (1990)
• Excession (1996)
• Inversions (1998)
• Look to Windward (2000)
• Matter (2008)

Ostali science fiction romani su:

• Against a Dark Background (1993)
• Feersum Endjinn (1994)
• The Algebraist (2004)

Kratke priče

Banks je objavio jednu zbirku kao Iain M. Banks:

• The State of the Art (1989)

U njoj postoje science fiction i "obične" priče.

Publicistika

• Raw Spirit (2003) (putopis o Škotskoj i njenim destilerijama viskija)

Predgovori

Banks je napisao brojne predgovore za djela drugih psaca:

• M. John Harrison: Viriconium (1988) , the Unwin edition, ISBN 0-04-440245-7.
• Bryan Talbot : The Adventures of Luther Arkwright: Book 3, Gotterdammerung (1989) Proutt Publishing, ISBN 0-907865-03-8.
• The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook Three (1990) uredio David S. Garnett, ISBN 0-07-088833-7.
• 'Ken MacLeod: 'The Human Front (2001), the PS Publishing edition, ISBN 1-902880-30-7 (hbk) and ISBN 1-902880-31-5 (pbk).

Vanjske veze

Iain Banks na Wikimedijinoj ostavi

• Official site
• Culture Shock Arhivirano 2008-03-17 na Wayback Machine-u
• The Banksoniain Arhivirano 2011-07-17 na Wayback Machine-u - Fanzine
• Iain Banks FAQ Arhivirano 2013-06-29 na Wayback Machine-u
• The Culture Data Repository Arhivirano 2008-08-28 na Wayback Machine-u
• http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?IainBanks
• Iain M. Banks na Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Šablon:Contemporary writers
• Iain Banks na Internet Book List
• Iain Banks na sajtu IMDb
• Profile at Guardian Books
• A Few Notes on the Culture Arhivirano 2012-03-22 na Wayback Machine-u - essay by Banks

Intervjui

• http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21296802-5001986,00.html^{[mrtav link]}
• Interview at Wells Literature Festival 2006
• Spike Magazine Interview
• Interview Arhivirano 2007-12-23 na Wayback Machine-u
• BBC Five Live interview on whisky, the creative process and The Steep Approach to Garbadale