{"product_id":"9780060927196","title":"Success Stories","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eBanks, Russell\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEcco\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\/26\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eSucess Stories\u003c\/em\u003e, an exceptionally varied yet coherent collection, Russell Banks proves himself one of the most astute and forceful writers in America today.  \u003cem\u003eQueen for a Day, Success Story,\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAdultery\u003c\/em\u003e trace fortunes of the Painter family in there pursuit of and retreat from the American dream.  Banks also explores the ethos of rampant materialism in a group of contemporary moral fables.  \u003cem\u003eThe Fish\u003c\/em\u003e is an evocating parable of faith and greed set in a Southeast Asian village, \u003cem\u003eThe Gully\u003c\/em\u003e tells of the profitability of violence and the ironies of upward mobility in a Latin American shantytown,  and \u003cem\u003eChrildren's Story\u003c\/em\u003e explores the repressed rage that boils beneath the surface of relationships between parents and children and between citizens of the first and third worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46796924059903,"sku":"9780060927196","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780060927196_s600x595.jpg?v=1779895062","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780060927196","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}