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My Take
Banks is one of my favorite kinds of writer: a genuine dual citizen of literary and genre fiction who refused to apologize for either. Splitting his identity between Iain Banks and Iain M. Banks was a wonderfully honest gesture, and his Culture novels remain among the most humane and ambitious visions of the future I know. Two BSFA awards and a spot on The Times list of postwar greats only confirm what readers already felt. His death in 2013 was a real loss, yet the work keeps thinking aloud on our behalf. I treasure that.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Iain Banks
- Name (Japanese)
- イアン・バンクス
- Reading
- いあん・ばんくす
- Born
- February 16, 1954 – June 9, 2013
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Horse
- Origin
- Dunfermline, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- science fiction writer / novelist / writer / philosopher
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Stirling
Awards & achievements
- 1995 Tähtivaeltaja Award
- 1994 BSFA Award for Best Novel
- 1996 BSFA Award for Best Novel
- 2010 honorary doctorate
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.iain-banks.net/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9
Frequently asked questions
When was Iain Banks born?
February 16, 1954 – June 9, 2013.
Where is Iain Banks from?
Iain Banks is from Dunfermline, United Kingdom.
What does Iain Banks do?
Iain Banks works as science fiction writer, novelist, writer, philosopher.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.