The first of John Banville's Cleave Trilogy, concerning father and daughter Alexander and Cass Cleave, Eclipse is a lyrical exploration of memory, family and identity.
Alexander Cleave, actor, has left his career and his family behind and banished himself to his childhood home. He wants to retire from life, but finds this impossible in a house brimming with presences, some ghostly, some undeniably human.
Memories and anxiety for the future, and more particularly for his beloved but troubled daughter, conspire to distract him from his dreaming retirement.
This humane and beautifully written story tells the tragic tale of a man, intelligent, preposterous and vulnerable, who in attempting to bring the performance to a close finds himself travelling inevitably towards a devastating denouement.
'This unsparing, compassionate, humane book demonstrates again that Banville is in a class of his own' - The Spectator
Continue the story with Shroud.
Now part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the very best of modern literature.
| ISBN: | 9781035076840 |
| Publication date: | 12th February 2026 |
| Author: | John Banville |
| Publisher: | Picador an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 213 pages |
| Series: | Picador Collection |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Family Drama |
The first of John Banville's Cleave Trilogy, concerning father and daughter Alexander and Cass Cleave, Eclipse is a lyrical exploration of memory, family and identity.
Alexander Cleave, actor, has left his career and his family behind and banished himself to his childhood home. He wants to retire from life, but finds this impossible in a house brimming with presences, some ghostly, some undeniably human.
Memories and anxiety for the future, and more particularly for his beloved but troubled daughter, conspire to distract him from his dreaming retirement.
This humane and beautifully written story tells the tragic tale of a man, intelligent, preposterous and vulnerable, who in attempting to bring the performance to a close finds himself travelling inevitably towards a devastating denouement.
'This unsparing, compassionate, humane book demonstrates again that Banville is in a class of his own' - The Spectator
Continue the story with Shroud.
Now part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the very best of modern literature.
Eclipse features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Family Drama
Eclipse is available in Paperback, CD-Audio, , Ebook
Eclipse was written by John Banville and published by Picador an imprint of Pan Macmillan
Eclipse has 213 pages
Yes it is part of Picador Collection series
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