Just a note for HN readers that the author of this piece, John Banville, is himself a writer of great power. Given the audience here I’d recommend trying ‘Docto

Just a note for HN readers that the author of this piece, John Banville, is himself a writer of great power. Given the audience here I’d recommend trying ‘Doctor Copernicus’ or ‘Kepler’ to start. Historical fiction of the richest variety imaginable. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Copernicus https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Copernicus https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler_(novel) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler_(novel)