内容简介
Atriumphoftheimaginationandamasterpieceofmodernstorytelling,CloudsplitterisnarratedbytheenigmaticOwenBrown,lastsurvivingsonofAmerica'smostfamousandstillcontroversialpoliticalterroristandmartyr,JohnBrown.Deeplyresearched,brilliantlyplotted,andpeopledwithacastofunforgettablecharactersbothhistoricalandwhollyinvented,Cloudsplitterisdazzlinginitsre-creationofthepoliticalandsociallandscapeofourhistoryduringtheyearsbeforetheCivilWar,whenslaverywastearingthecountryapart.Butwithinthisbroaderscope,RussellBankshasgivenusariveting,suspenseful,heartbreakingnarrativefilledwithintimatescenesofdomesticlife,ofviolenceandactioninbattle,ofromanceandfamiliallifeanddeaththatmakethereaderfeelinastonishingwayswhatitisliketobealiveinthattime.
作者简介
Theoldestoffourchildren,RussellBanksspenthischildhoodandadolescenceinNewHampshireandEasternMassachusetts.Hisbluecollar,workingclassbackgroundisstronglyreflectedinhiswriting.Thefirstinhisfamilytoattendcollege,BanksstudiedatColgateUniversityandlatergraduatedPhiBetaKappafromtheUniversityofNorthCarolina,atChapelHill.Whilehewasestablishinghimselfasawriter,Banksspenttimeasaplumber,shoesalesman,andawindowdresser.Banks'stitlesincludeSearchingforSurvivors,FamilyLife,HamiltonStark,TheNewWorld,TheBookofJamaica,Trailerpark,TheRelationofMyImprisonment,ContinentalDrift,SuccessStories,AfflictionandTheSweetHereafter.Bankshasalsowrittennumerouspoems,stories,andessays.Banksistherecipientofseveralawardsandprizes.AmonghisaccoladesaretheSt.LawrenceAwardforShortFiction,theJohnDosPassosAward,andtheLiteratureAwardfromtheAmericanAcademyofArtsandLetters.In1986,ContinentalDriftwasafinalistforthePulitzerPrize.