Russell Banks
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born
March 28, 1940
gender
male
place of birth
Newton, Massachusetts, The United States
genre
Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction
about this author
Russell Banks is a member 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 has received numerous international prizes and awards. He has written fiction, and more recently, non-fiction, with Dreaming up America. His main works include the novels Continental Drift, Rule of the Bone, Cloudsplitter, The Sweet Hereafter, and Affliction. The latter two novels were each made into feature films in 1997.
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Rule of the Bone by Russell Banks avg rating 3.80 — 1,665 ratings — published 1994 23 editions |
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The Sweet Hereafter by Russell Banks avg rating 3.89 — 1,322 ratings — published 1991 15 editions |
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Cloudsplitter: A Novel by Russell Banks avg rating 3.81 — 666 ratings — published 1998 15 editions |
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Affliction by Russell Banks avg rating 3.96 — 538 ratings — published 1989 15 editions |
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The Darling: A Novel by Russell Banks avg rating 3.75 — 509 ratings — published 2004 19 editions |
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Continental Drift by Russell Banks avg rating 3.84 — 488 ratings — published 1985 14 editions |
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The Reserve by Russell Banks avg rating 2.98 — 488 ratings — published 2008 8 editions |
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The Angel on the Roof: The Stories of Russell Banks by Russell Banks avg rating 3.85 — 201 ratings — published 2000 13 editions |
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Trailerpark by Russell Banks avg rating 3.75 — 202 ratings — published 1981 7 editions |
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Book of Jamaica by Russell Banks avg rating 3.64 — 66 ratings — published 1980 5 editions |
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"Loyalty is weird, it kicks in when you dont expect it and the people who deserve loyalty least seem to get it the most."
— Russell Banks
— Russell Banks
"If you dedicate your attention to discipline in your life you become smarter while you are writing than while you are hanging out with your pals or in any other line of work."
— Russell Banks
— Russell Banks
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discipline,
writing
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"Actually I dont know if it ever works out unless you are standing in the middle of the street and dont see the ten-ton truck coming and this good guy pushes you out of the way and says its for your own good."
— Russell Banks
— Russell Banks
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