Russell Banks






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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avg rating: 3.75 | 7,105 ratings | 1,021 reviews | 44 distinct works | 19 fans
Rule of the Bone 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 The Sweet Hereafter
by Russell Banks
avg rating 3.89 — 1,322 ratings — published 1991
15 editions
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Cloudsplitter: A Novel Cloudsplitter: A Novel
by Russell Banks
avg rating 3.81 — 666 ratings — published 1998
15 editions
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Affliction Affliction
by Russell Banks
avg rating 3.96 — 538 ratings — published 1989
15 editions
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The Darling: A Novel The Darling: A Novel
by Russell Banks
avg rating 3.75 — 509 ratings — published 2004
19 editions
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Continental Drift Continental Drift
by Russell Banks
avg rating 3.84 — 488 ratings — published 1985
14 editions
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The Reserve 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 Sto... 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 Trailerpark
by Russell Banks
avg rating 3.75 — 202 ratings — published 1981
7 editions
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Book of Jamaica 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."
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"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."
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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."
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