American Spirits
American Spirits by Russell Banks, published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on March 5, 2024, is a collection of three dark, interlocking tales set in a rural New York town. This edition spans 240 pages and is presented in English. The narratives delve into the lives of the town’s residents, revealing how shocking headlines transform into local mythologies that shape their experiences.
Readers will find suspenseful and thrilling stories that explore the complex dynamics of community and the impact of American politics. The tales include a husband grappling with social media backlash after selling property to a mysterious stranger, a couple’s unease with their enigmatic neighbors, and a tense kidnapping scenario involving an elderly couple and their grandson. American Spirits examines the hostile undercurrents within small-town life and the ways in which local tragedies can resonate deeply within everyday existence.
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From one of America’s most celebrated storytellers come three dark, interlocking tales about the residents of a rural New York town, and the shocking headlines that become their local mythologies.
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. Ushering the reader through the town of Sam Dent, Russell Banks has etched yet another brilliant entry into the bedrock of American fiction.
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