Benjamin Black (John Banville): The Lemur
Thursday 2 October 2008, 7 p.m. · 58 minutes![](https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/storage/300_filter/images/8/3/0/9/529038-10-eng-GB/51sT04nYNiL._SX338_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg 300w, https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/storage/400_filter/images/8/3/0/9/529038-10-eng-GB/51sT04nYNiL._SX338_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg 400w, https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/storage/800_filter/images/8/3/0/9/529038-10-eng-GB/51sT04nYNiL._SX338_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg 800w, https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/storage/1200_filter/images/8/3/0/9/529038-10-eng-GB/51sT04nYNiL._SX338_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg 1200w)
In his first public appearance as Benjamin Black, John Banville read from Black’s new novel The Lemur. He followed the reading by expanding on the perils and plus points of cultivating a split personality, discussing his alter ego’s different approach to writing, and what the existence of Black has meant for Banville.
Subscribe: