Scottish author Iain Banks has announced he is dying from terminal cancer. Fans and critics have sent him well-wishes galore, many thanking him for decades of fantastic novels.
This video shows a short five-minute interview between Banks and BBC News. His humorous approach to life, which sometimes comes across as dark, shines through.
Iain Banks and Iain M. Banks are one and the same, with Banks using the slight pseudonym to write in a different genre than people expect him to.
So Banks is responsible not only for mainstream literary fiction but also science fiction tomes too. He’s won critical plaudits for both styles.
May his final days be peaceful and free of pain.
