The Blue Guitar

The Blue Guitar

Summary

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of The Blue Guitar by John Banville, read by Gerry O'Brien.

Adultery is always put in terms of thieving. But we were happy together, simply happy.

Oliver Orme is a painter who has abandoned his art. His days are now haunted by loss: loss of desire; of artistic vision; of the people he has loved. And only now does he realize that those around him understand him more than he does himself.

Set in a re-imagined Ireland, The Blue Guitar reveals a life haunted by the desire to possess and always aware of the frailty of the human heart.

Reviews

  • Everything I want from a love story: sexy, convincing, baffling, funny, sad and unforgettable
    Evening Standard, Books of the Year, on 'Ancient Light'

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John Banville

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