{"product_id":"affliction-1","title":"Affliction","description":"\"Banks has taken on a profound theme, the ruinous and awful affliction of violence that seems to live like a secret blood-disease handed down in men like Wade. . . . He turns it into a living art that can bring recognition and awe.\" — Los Angeles Book Review\n\"A masterwork of contemporary American fiction\" (Chicago Tribune) from one of the most acclaimed and important writers of our time\nWade Whitehouse is an improbable protagonist for a tragedy. A well-digger and policeman in a bleak New Hampshire town, he is a former high-school star gone to beer fat, a loner with a mean streak. It is a mark of Russell Banks's artistry and understanding that Wade comes to loom in one's mind as a blue-collar American Everyman afflicted by the dark secret of the macho tradition. Told by his articulate, equally scarred younger brother, Wade's story becomes as spellbinding and inexorable as a fuse burning its way to the dynamite.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0060920076\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.0060920076.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Banks, Russell\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in good condition with very minimal damage. Pages may have minimal notes or highlighting. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47272636711089,"sku":"RDV.0060920076.G","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/0060920076-0_fc1dd5ac-0816-4269-9a23-44a38ebf5d75.jpg?v=1778522960","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/affliction-1","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}