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 Russell Banks was born in Newton, Massachusetts. He was an author, poet, and former teacher of creative writing at Princeton University. He also wrote in other genres.  | 
Titles and year of publication:
| 1) Affliction | 1989 | 
| 2) The Sweet Hereafter | 1991 | 
| 3) Rule of the Bone | 1995 | 
| 4) The Darling | 2004 | 
| 5) The Reserve | 2008 | 
| 6) Lost Memory of Skin | 2011 |