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About the Author

Russell Banks is a past president of the International Parliament of Writers and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His work has been translated into twenty languages and has received numerous awards, including the Commonwealth Writers' Prize. He lives in upstate New York and Miami, Florida.

Praise for The Darling…

“Banks’s novel is a vivid account of a time of terror, exposing the secrets of the soul.”
-O magazine

“Powerful and evocative...”
-Newsweek

“Banks creates a heroine every bit as complex and flawed as someone out of Jane Austen.”
-Hartford Courant

“A powerful new novel.”
-St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Hannah’s story shows why Banks ranks among our boldest artists.”
-Boston Globe

“Banks has created a heroine every bit as complex and flawed as something out of Jane Austen.”
-St. Petersburg Times

“Reverberating with ideas and startling prose.”
-Village Voice

“In The Darling, he is working at full strength, and his readers are in his debt.”
-Washington Post Book World

“Once again, he has produced a novel that is searing, demanding and unforgettable.”
-Newsweek

“Banks has written a novel that is utterly accessible, forcefully wrought and undeniably passionate.”
-Associated Press

“Banks’ mastery of his material makes this a compelling and important book.”
-Orlando Sentinel

“Extraordinary...Banks is the rare epic novelist.”
-Virginian Pilot