Ebook {Epub PDF} The Darling by Russell Banks

The Darling () is a historical novel by American author Russell Banks. Banks is known for writing fiction that explores the dynamic interactions between place, sex, race, and social class in the formation of individual identity and fate. In The Darling, Branks explores these concerns through his protagonist, white American liberal Hannah Musgrave.  · THE DARLING By Russell Banks. pp. HarperCollins Publishers. $ RUSSELL BANKS has titled his latest novel "The Darling," and it is impossible not to hear the Chekovian www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 8 mins. The Darling is Hannah Musgrave's story, told emotionally and convincingly years later by Hannah herself. A political radical and member of the Weather Underground, Hannah has fled America to West Africa, where she and her Liberian husband become friends and colleagues of Charles Taylor, the notorious warlord and now ex-president of Liberia.

Set in Liberia and the United States from through , The Darling. is the story of Hannah Musgrave, a political radical and member of the Weather Underground. Russell Banks, twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, is one of America's most prestigious fiction writers, a past president of the International Parliament of Writers, and. THE DARLING by RUSSELL BANKS. Used; as new; hardcover; Condition As New ISBN 10 ISBN 13 Seller. Adventure Books And More. Seller rating: This seller has earned a 2 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers. Gloversville, New York. Day Return Guarantee; Item Price. "The Darling" by Russell Banks (Courtesy HarperCollins) St. Paul, Minn. — "The Darling" was the October selection for Talking Volumes, the joint book club of Minnesota Public Radio, The Star Tribune, and The Loft Literary Center.

The Darling is a historical novel written by Russell Banks, and published on Octo by HarperCollins. Set in Liberia and the United States from through , The Darling is the story of Hannah Musgrave, a political radical and member of the Weather Underground. Hannah flees America for West Africa, where she and her Liberian husband become friends of the notorious warlord and ex-president, Charles Taylor. While Russell Banks is one of my favorite authors, The Darling irritated me--not because it is poorly written, but because I did not like Hannah Musgrave, the protagonist. A radical of the 's, Hannah joined the Weathermen and actively plotted and committed mayhem wherever and whenever she could, until she escaped to Liberia.