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Originally published by Harper in 1985 to great acclaim, Continental Drift is an American masterpiece about innocence and evil by one of the most important novelists writing today.

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  • Bob Dubois: One of the two protagonists; Oil-burner repairman who moves his New Hampshire to Florida, and whose life intersects with Vanise's.
  • Vanise Dorsinville: One of the two protagonists; Haitian immigrant whos life intersects with Bob's.
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It's December 21, 1979, a Friday, in Catamount, New Hampshire.

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This is book 41 of 113 in Book Smart Reading List. (community list)

Preceded by A Room of One's Own, and followed by The Master and Margarita.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Russell Banks (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1985
ISBN: 0060153830
Page Count: 366

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