John Banville: A Critical Introduction
John Banville: A Critical Introduction is a 1989 book by Rüdiger Imhof, which is the first full-length appraisal of the work of major turn of the century writer John Banville.
Imhof's book has been characterised as "formalist" by Joseph McMinn, whose appeared two years later.
Imhof's book was republished in 1997 following the arrival of The Untouchable.