The State of the Art is a short story collection by Scottish writer Iain M. Banks, first published in 1991. The collection includes some stories originally published under his other byline, Iain Banks as well as the title novella and others set in Banks' Culture fictional universe.

Can we draw the following conclusion?
This is a short story by Irish writer Banks. 

OPT: + Yes; + It's impossible to say; + No;