Ancient Light
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| Author | John Banville |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Viking Penguin |
Publication date | 2012-07-05 |
| Publication place | Ireland |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 245 pp (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 978-0-670-92061-7 |
Ancient Light is a 2012 novel by John Banville. First published on 7 July 2012, the novel concludes a trilogy concerning Alexander Cleave and his daughter, Cass. Eclipse (2000) and Shroud (2002) were Ancient Light's literary predecessors in the Banville canon.
Banville dedicated Ancient Light to the literary editor Caroline Walsh, whose recent sudden death had left him devastated.