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Russell Banks

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American writer (1940-2023)

United StatesWritersLived 1940 to 2023 · aged 82
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Russell Earl Banks was an American writer of fiction and poetry. His novels are known for "detailed accounts of domestic strife and the daily struggles of ordinary often-marginalized characters". He drew from his own childhood in the working class, but also from the larger world, such as his years in Jamaica.

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2006Prix Laure Bataillon
1999Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
1982American Book Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Russell Earl Banks was an American writer of fiction and poetry. His novels are known for "detailed accounts of domestic strife and the daily struggles of ordinary often-marginalized characters". He drew from his own childhood in the working class, but also from the larger world, such as his years in Jamaica. His novels often reflect "moral themes and personal relationships".

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United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
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Lived 1940 to 2023 · aged 82
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20 languages

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