{"product_id":"success-stories-9780060927196","title":"Success Stories","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060927196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.27w x 0.51d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Russell Banks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44337763745973,"sku":"9780060927196","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e8a0893f-a2a5-4c5e-b04a-495627534aaf.jpg?v=1719329084","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/success-stories-9780060927196","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}