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For questions about Iain Banks (born on 16 February 1954 in Dunfermline, Fife), a Scottish writer. He wrote mainstream fiction under the name Iain Banks, and science fiction as Iain M. Banks, including the initial of his adopted middle name Menzies. Only use for questions about the author himself, for questions about his works use the relevant work tag instead.
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What is the significance of the last line of Iain M Banks' "Surface Detail"?
At a Q&A in 2012 for the Guardian Banks was asked why he chose to add that line, and from memory he said that it just seemed to fit.
That is, the character in SD didn't necessarily start out as bei …