{"product_id":"the-angel-on-the-roof-9780060931254","title":"The Angel on the Roof: The Stories of Russell Banks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"At his shattering best. . . Banks offers answers that are tough, honest, and inevitable without being simple. . . . A book that is not to be missed.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith \u003cem\u003eThe Angel on the Roof, \u003c\/em\u003e acclaimed author Russell Banks offers readers an astonishing collection of thirty years of his short fiction, revised especially for this volume and highlighted by the inclusion of nine new stories that are among the finest he has ever written.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs is characteristic of all of Bank's works, these stories resonate with irony and compassion, honesty and insight, extending into the vast territory of the heart and the world, from working-class New England to Florida and the Caribbean and Africa. Broad in scope and rich in imagination, \u003cem\u003eThe Angel on the Roof\u003c\/em\u003e affirms Russell Banks's place as one of the masters of American storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBanks, Russell:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eRussell 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 a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His work has been translated into twenty languages and has received numerous prizes and awards, including the Common Wealth Award for Literature. He lives in upstate New York and Miami, Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50502948782354,"sku":"9780060931254","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b6603a64-3df5-4adb-a572-e9875c80882c.jpg?v=1730779172","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-angel-on-the-roof-9780060931254","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}