Complicity (novel)
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Complicity is a novel published in 1993 by Scottish author Iain Banks.
Plot introduction
Its two main characters are Cameron Colley, a
Plot summary
Colley is a "
Furthermore, he reflects on his awful experience of witnessing the aftermath of the massacre at the '
He thinks he has a
Under suspicion by the police, Colley finds himself involved doubly in the bizarre murders when the killer is revealed. At the end of the book, Colley is diagnosed with lung cancer (a downbeat ending omitted in the film adaptation).
Literary significance and criticism
Banks claimed in an interview that Complicity is "[a] bit like The Wasp Factory except without the happy ending and redeeming air of cheerfulness".[1]
The themes of violence and substance abuse in the book, along with the grim ending, seem to point to Banks' growing
There are scenes in the book telling of the main character's time at university, which is named to be
The book is dedicated to experimental writer Ellis Sharp.[2]
Film adaptation
A motion picture called Complicity (or Retribution in some markets) based on the novel was filmed in 2000.[3]
Bibliography
- Complicity, Iain Banks, Little, Brown and Company 1993, ISBN 0-349-10571-5
- Iain Banks's Complicity: A Reader's Guide, Cairns Craig, Continuum International Publishing Group 2002, ISBN 0-8264-5247-7
- An extract from the book was published in the Spring 1993 edition of the magazine ISBN 0-14-014059-Xwith the title Under Ice.
References
- ^ "Goodbye, Iain Banks: it takes a serious man to laugh at himself – Telegraph Blogs". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 June 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ Complicity by Iain Banks. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
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