{"product_id":"russell-banks-in-search-of-freedom-hardcover","title":"Russell Banks: In Search of Freedom - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKevin T. McEneaney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book provides comprehensive, up-to-date commentary and critical guidance on the writings of Russell Banks.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite being a globally successful writer who has been published for over 30 years and is credited with two successful movies based on his work, there is but one prior study of Russell Banks's work in English, which is now nearly a decade old. \u003ci\u003eRussell Banks: In Search of Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e offers the only modern, complete commentary on his work and establishes Banks as one of the leaders in the postmodern, neorealist tradition of American fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis critical guide contains a brief biography of Banks, describing the details of his life that shaped his philosophies, plot themes, and settings, such as New England and the Caribbean. \u003ci\u003eRussell Banks\u003c\/i\u003e then illustrates how Banks moved beyond his working-class origins and explored problems in race, communication, sexual and family relations, religion, popular culture, landscape, and more recently, the upper class. The final chapter explains Banks's unique vision of American history and liberty.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin T. McEneaney\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two poetry collections, \u003ci\u003eThe Enclosed Garden\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLonging\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as Praeger's \u003ci\u003eTom Wolfe's America: Heroes, Pranksters, and Fools\u003c\/i\u003e, which won a 2010 Outstanding Academic Title award from \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.3 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 16, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43806900912263,"sku":"9780313381652","price":104.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/sE-xkdW5wm9780313381652.webp?v=1770241876","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/russell-banks-in-search-of-freedom-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}