Russell Banks

Russell Banks (1940–2023) was an American writer of fiction and poetry, and his novels are known for detailed accounts of domestic strife and the daily struggles of ordinary, often marginalized characters. He drew on his own working-class childhood as well as the wider world, including his years in Jamaica. Among his novels are The Darling and The Sweet Hereafter. Banks was a member of the International Parliament of Writers and of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.