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NEW WORLD STORIES (Illinois Short Fiction) [Paperback]

Russell Banks (Author)

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Paperback: 136 pages
Publisher: University of Illinois Press (June 1, 1986)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0252007220
ISBN-13: 978-0252007224
Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 6.6 ounces
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,694,687 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Russell Banks is the author of sixteen works of fiction, many of which depict seismic events in US history, such as the fictionalized journey of John Brown in Cloudsplitter. His work has been translated into twenty languages and has received numerous international prizes, and two of his novels-The Sweet Hereafter and Affliction-have been made into award-winning films. His forthcoming novel, The Reserve, will be published in early 2008. President of the International Parliament of Writers and former New York State Author, Banks lives in upstate New York.

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Rubin was forty-three years old when at last his father died and he was free. Read the first page

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This book cites 5 books:

Les Huguenots by Meyerbeer Giacomo on page 122
Walden Pond (NE Landmarks) by Bonnie McGrath on page 107
The Jungle Book (Puffin Story Books) by Rudyard Kipling on page 109
Jesus Christ by Lillian De Waters on page 31
The Second Jungle Book (Dodo Press) by Rudyard Kipling on page 109

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