{"product_id":"russell-banks-kevin-mceneaney-9780313381652","title":"Russell Banks: In Search of Freedom","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin McEneaney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313381658\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313381652\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2010 pg. 302","brand":"Kevin McEneaney","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47610986922239,"sku":"9780313381652","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7819381a-ebd5-4c97-9503-1b3f95274a7b.jpg?v=1764510968","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/russell-banks-kevin-mceneaney-9780313381652","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}