Russell Banks - important literary author dies at age 82

Dr. Drib · 01-09-2023, 09:43 AM

Russell Banks, an admired author of fiction and poetry, has died at age 82.

He was the author of two novels that were finalists for 1986 and 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: Continental Drift and Cloudsplitter.

Trailerpark, a collection of short stories, is a book I very much admire.

A great American writer...now gone.

Fat Abe · 01-28-2023, 05:39 PM

Sad to hear of his loss. I should have been reading him years ago, having seen the film adaptations of two of his novels, The Sweet Hereafter and Affliction. Bless the FLP for having many of his books in their ebook library. Amazon has very little on KU or Prime Reading.

01-09-2023, 09:43 AM	#1
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 44,752 Karma: 55645321 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: Kindle: Oasis 3, Voyage WiFi; Kobo: Libra 2, Aura One	Russell Banks - important literary author dies at age 82 Russell Banks, an admired author of fiction and poetry, has died at age 82. He was the author of two novels that were finalists for 1986 and 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: Continental Drift and Cloudsplitter. Trailerpark, a collection of short stories, is a book I very much admire. A great American writer...now gone.

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01-28-2023, 05:39 PM	#2
Fat Abe Man Who Stares at Books Posts: 1,816 Karma: 10606722 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: 50th State, USA. Also, PA, NY, CA, and elsewhere. Device: All of the Above	Sad to hear of his loss. I should have been reading him years ago, having seen the film adaptations of two of his novels, The Sweet Hereafter and Affliction. Bless the FLP for having many of his books in their ebook library. Amazon has very little on KU or Prime Reading.