Richard Russo
December 13, 2010 at 5:41 pm Mike Leave a comment
One of my favorite authors is Richard Russo. I love his humor and skill at creating wonderful characters. I also think that he exquisitely captures life in small town America.
He is best known for his 2002 Pulitzer Prize winning novel EMPIRE FALLS. It is one of my favorites, but I also love these earlier works:
RISK POOL is a tender and wry story of family, redemption and love. Ned Hall is coming of age in upstate NY and struggling to deal with his sometimes melancholy mother Jenny and his gambling, unpredictable father Sam.
NOBODY’S FOOL features Sully, a down on his luck underemployed handyman. He is a character you will not soon forget!
STRAIGHT MAN has Russo showcasing the world of academia with his signature humor in the story of Hank Devereux, the Chair of the English Dept at a small rural college with looming budget cuts.
Russo’s work has also been made into films (Nobody’s Fool) and TV movies (Empire Falls).
~ Laura
Entry filed under: Buzz Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor, Realistic. Tags: America, Empire Falls, Nobody’s Fool, Pulitzer Prize, small town.
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