American spirits / Russell Banks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Banks, Russell, 1940-2023, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Social life and customs--Fiction.

United States.

City and town life--Fiction.

City and town life.

United States--Politics and government--21st century--Fiction.

Genre:

Linked stories.

Short stories.

short stories.

Physical Description:

220 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.

Summary:

"Three interlocking stories focusing on the residents of a town called Sam Dent, the undercurrent of the Trump movement in America, and a series of local tragedies"-- Provided by publisher.

A husband sells property to a mysterious, temperamental stranger, and is hounded on social media when he publicly questions the man's character. A couple grows concerned when an enigmatic family moves next door, and the children start sneaking over to beg for help. Two dangerous criminals kidnap an elderly couple and begin blackmailing their grandson, demanding that he pay back what he owes. Suspenseful, thrilling, and expertly crafted, American Spirits explores the hostile undercurrents of our communities and American politics at large, as well as the ways local tragedies can be both devastating and, somehow, everyday.

Contents:

Nowhere man

Homeschooling

Kidnapped.

Notes:

"This is a Borzoi book." -- title page verso.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Miller Fund bookplate.

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9780593536773

0593536770

OCLC:

1350644319