Lá breithe shona duit, Mr. Banville! Err… Mr. Black, too! You are a gorgeously enigmatic man, my dear Sir. You write some of the most beautiful lines and then disown them with condescension of a stereotyped stepfather. You sprinkle scents of honour and merit on your mentors and then spray an obnoxious liquid into their … More HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JOHN BANVILLE!