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Book title: Sweet Hereafter (movie tie in)
By Russell banks
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Publication date: August 5, 1992
ISBN：9780060923242
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Page: 257
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Binding: paperback
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A brilliant and powerful novel from the critically acclaimed author of Continental Drift that explores a small towns response to the inexplicable loss of its childreia school bus accident.
Summary
I"The Sweet Hereafter, "Russell Banks tells a story that begins with a school bus accident. Using four different narrators, Banks creates a small-towmorality play that addresses one of lifes most agonizing questions: whethe worst thing happens, who do you blame?
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About the author
The oldest of four children, Russell Banks spent his childhood and adolescence iNew Hampshire and EasterMassachusetts. His blue collar, working class background is strongly reflected ihis writing. The first ihis family to attend college, Banks studied at Colgate University and later graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of North Carolina, at Chapel Hill. While he was establishing himself as a writer, Banks spent time as a plumber, shoe salesman, and a window dresser. Bankss titles include Searching for Survivors, Family Life, HamiltoStark, The New World, The Book of Jamaica, Trailerpark, The Relatioof My Imprisonment, Continental Drift, Success Stories, Afflictioand The Sweet Hereafter. Banks has also writtenumerous poems, stories, and essays. Banks is the recipient of several awards and prizes. Among his accolades are the St. Lawrence Award for Short Fiction, the JohDos Passos Award, and the Literature Award from the AmericaAcademy of Arts and Letters. I1986, Continental Drift was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
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