Interrelated stories set in the small, symbolic trailer park just off an American highway, portray individuals who are alone and who take on the attributes of specific archetypes
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In this series of related short stories, the author offers gripping, realistic portrayals of individual Americans and paints a portrait of New England life that is at once dark, witty, and revealing.
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 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.
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Seller: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 15970264-6
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0395315476I3N00
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0395315476I5N10
Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Seller Inventory # 2770
Seller: Tony Lamy Bookseller, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. First Edition. 1st printing. DJ has a closed tear and creasing. NF/VG+. Seller Inventory # 26950
Seller: Marvin Minkler Modern First Editions, St. Johnsbury, VT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. 342 pages. A marvelous collection of short stories that should be read as a novel. Trailerpark invites the reader to take up residence at the Granite State Trailerpark, a sexy, comical, lonely, often violent place set just off the highway and alongside a lake in central New Hampshire. Some worn spots to the front cover and a small chip. Light edgewear to the dj spine top and bottom. No tears. Not price clipped. Book solid and clean. Near fine in very good dustjacket. From my smoke-free collection. Ships in well-padded box. Seller Inventory # 1826
Seller: REVERE BOOKS, abaa/ilab & ioba, Fernandina Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Hardcovers. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, first prnt. Boards have beginning toning at edges; the dustjacket has minimal wear. Near Fine condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. Banks' third story collection. Seller Inventory # 7018
Seller: Shade of the Cottonwood, Lawrence, KS, U.S.A.
Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near fine unread condition first edition/first printing hardback. Contains full numberline. Free of owner's marks with very tight binding. Shelfwear includes lightly rubbed base edge spine/boards, and a wee knock on base textblock. Dust jacket near fine and in protective archival sleeve. signed by author or artist. Seller Inventory # 3223
Seller: thebookforest.com, San Rafael, CA, U.S.A.
Condition: Like New. 1981 with full number line. Text block, boards and binding are pristine. Dust wrapper in fine, like new condition. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010. Seller Inventory # BAY_09_SH_010167
Seller: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, U.S.A.
Condition: NEAR FINE. First printing. This New England author's sixth book, and one becoming more difficult to find. A series of interrelated stories set in a trailerpark , just off the highway and alongside a lake in central New Hampshire. SIGNED on the title page. 242 pp. Near fine in a very near fine dustjacket (some light foxing spots to top edge of textblock). Seller Inventory # 80526