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The literary papers of American writer Russell Banks span a fifty-year career from the early s to The collection includes material for his novels and collected short stories, from notes and drafts of works to publication material and reviews, as well as screenplays written by Banks and by others based on his novels. Also present are shorter works, such as articles and essays, introductions, plays, poems, reviews, and short stories. The papers also contain extensive correspondence, articles about Banks, biographical information, diary notes, contracts, published material, and works by others. The papers are arranged in four series: I. Works, , undated; II. Correspondence, s, undated; III. Personal and Career Related, ; and IV. Published Material, Series I. Works is divided into two subseries: A. Novels, Collections, Screenplays; and B. Short Works and Other Writings. This material is arranged alphabetically by title.Subseries A. Novels, Collections, Screenplays contains material related to Banks’s published novels including Affliction, The Book of Jamaica, Cloudsplitter, Continental Drift, The Darling, Family Life, Hamilton Stark, Lost Memory of Skin, The Relation of My Imprisonment, The Reserve, Rule of the Bone, and The Sweet Hereafter. Also p

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Russell Banks

American writer of fiction and poetry (–)

For the British actor and screenwriter, see Russell Geoffrey Banks.

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Born	()March 28, Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	January 8, () (aged&#;82) Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Writer
Education	Colgate University University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA)
Notable works	Continental Drift, Affliction, Rule of the Bone, Cloudsplitter, The Darling, The Sweet Hereafter
Spouse	Darlene Bennett &#; (divorced)&#; Mary Gunst &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#; Kathy Walton &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;
Children	4

Russell Earl Banks (March 28, – January 8, ) 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".^[1] 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".^[1]

Banks was a member of the International Parliament of Writers and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

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Cloudsplitter
by Stargazer Banks
Published by way of HarperCollins

Continental Drift
by Russell Banks
Published by Perennial

Rule of say publicly Bone
by Center Banks
Published shy HarperCollins

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