“'Cloudsplitter,'” (was) his masterpiece, but all his work is exceptional.”īorn in Newton, Massachusetts, and raised in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, Banks was a self-styled heir to such 19th century writers as Nathaniel Hawthorne and Walt Whitman, aspiring to high art and a deep grasp of the country’s spirit. “I loved Russell & loved his tremendous talent & magnanimous heart,” Oates said. Joyce Carol Oates, who referred to Banks on Twitter as a great American writer and “beloved friend of so many," said he died peacefully in his home. The New York Times reported Banks died at his home in Saratoga Springs.
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