{"product_id":"success-stories-paperback","title":"Success Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRussell Banks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eSucess Stories\u003c\/em\u003e, an exceptionally varied yet coherent collection, Russell Banks proves himself one of the most astute and forceful writers in America today. \u003cem\u003eQueen for a Day, Success Story, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAdultery\u003c\/em\u003e trace fortunes of the Painter family in there pursuit of and retreat from the American dream. Banks also explores the ethos of rampant materialism in a group of contemporary moral fables. \u003cem\u003eThe Fish\u003c\/em\u003e is an evocating parable of faith and greed set in a Southeast Asian village, \u003cem\u003eThe Gully\u003c\/em\u003e tells of the profitability of violence and the ironies of upward mobility in a Latin American shantytown, and \u003cem\u003eChrildren's Story\u003c\/em\u003e explores the repressed rage that boils beneath the surface of relationships between parents and children and between citizens of the first and third worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 8 x 5.27 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 26, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51747966419232,"sku":"9780060927196","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/71b55a112424a3ff348de0e65fca0341.webp?v=1779902203","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/success-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}