Winner of the Booker Prize for his novel The Sea, John Banville is considered as one of the most important living English language writers. Known for his precise style, ingenuity and humour, he also makes forays into crime fiction under the pseudonym Benjamin Black. This rencontre is organized on the occasion of the launch of French versions of The Infinities (Infinis) and, as Benjamin Black, The Silver Swan (La double vie de Laura Swan), published by Editions Robert Laffont.