Russell Banks
Russell Banks, twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, was one of America's most prestigious fiction writers, a past president of the International Parliament of Writers, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His work has been translated into twenty languages and he received numerous prizes and awards, including the Common Wealth Award for Literature. He died in January 2023 at the age of eighty-two.
Russell Banks, twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, was one of America's most prestigious fiction writers, a past president of the International Parliament of Writers, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His work has been translated into twenty languages and he received numerous prizes and awards, including the Common Wealth Award for Literature. He died in January 2023 at the age of eighty-two. See less
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Russell Banks book reviews
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Affliction
Can You Love Me As I Am?
?You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.?
? Sam Keen
Affliction is a beautiful, brutal telling of one man?s demise. The cause? ... Read More
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Cloudsplitter
Long-winded
I know Russell Banks is beloved by many, but this novel was not my cup of tea. A little too wordy for the substance it contained. If you are a big fan of 'literature,' then, by all means, read away ... Read More
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Affliction
too many bad words in story
The book does have alot of bad words..but nothing I can't handle. But it would be good to read part of the story instead of having every fourth word cussing.
The story starts out with wade having his ... Read More