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Russell Banks

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Russell Banks is an American writer of fiction and poetry. As a novelist, Banks is best known for his "detailed accounts of domestic strife and the daily struggles of ordinary often-marginalized characters". His stories usually revolve around his own childhood experiences, and often reflect "moral themes and personal relationships".

Books

Rule of the Bone
Rule of the Bone
Russell Banks
The Sweet Hereafter
The Sweet Hereafter
Russell Banks
Cloudsplitter
Cloudsplitter
Russell Banks
Magic Kingdom
Magic Kingdom
Russell Banks
Continental Drift
Continental Drift
Russell Banks
Affliction
Affliction
Russell Banks
Foregone
Foregone
Russell Banks
The Darling
The Darling
Russell Banks
Sweet Hereafter
Sweet Hereafter
Russell Banks
Trailerpark
Trailerpark
Russell Banks
The Reserve
The Reserve
Russell Banks
Success Stories
Success Stories
Russell Banks
The World Split Open
The World Split Open
Ursula K. Le Guin, Marilynne Robinson, Margaret Atwood, Robert Stone, Wallace Stegner, Jeanette Winterson, Russell Banks
American Spirits
American Spirits
Russell Banks
American darling
American darling
Russell Banks, Pierre Furlan
Hurly Burly and Other Stories
Hurly Burly and Other Stories
Russell Banks, A. E. Coppard
The Magic Kingdom
The Magic Kingdom
Russell Banks
Russell Banks
Ley del Hueso, La
Ley del Hueso, La
Russell Banks
Continents à la dérive
Continents à la dérive
Russell Banks, Pierre Furlan
The Reserve
The Reserve
Russell Banks

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