Richard Russo






Richard Russo

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born
July 15, 1949

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place of birth
Johnstown, New York, The United States

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Literature & Fiction


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Richard Russo (born July 15, 1949) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist. Born in Johnstown, New York, and raised in nearby Gloversville, he earned a B.A. (1967), a M.F.A. (1980), and a Ph.D. (1979) from the University of Arizona.





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avg rating: 3.83 | 27,461 ratings | 4,137 reviews | 19 distinct works | 109 fans
Empire Falls Empire Falls
by Richard Russo
avg rating 3.80 — 12,605 ratings — published 2001
16 editions
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Straight Man: A Novel Straight Man: A Novel
by Richard Russo
avg rating 4.00 — 4,018 ratings — published 1997
11 editions
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Bridge of Sighs Bridge of Sighs
by Richard Russo
avg rating 3.73 — 3,855 ratings — published 2007
20 editions
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Nobody's Fool Nobody's Fool
by Richard Russo
avg rating 4.11 — 1,909 ratings — published 1993
16 editions
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Risk Pool Risk Pool
by Richard Russo
avg rating 3.95 — 959 ratings — published 1988
7 editions
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That Old Cape Magic That Old Cape Magic
by Richard Russo
avg rating 3.42 — 945 ratings — published 2009
7 editions
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Mohawk Mohawk
by Richard Russo
avg rating 3.75 — 759 ratings — published 1986
9 editions
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The Whore's Child The Whore's Child
by Richard Russo
avg rating 3.66 — 626 ratings — published 2002
7 editions
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A Healing Touch: True Stories... A Healing Touch: True Stories of Life, Death, and Hospice
by Richard Russo
avg rating 3.72 — 18 ratings — published 2008
2 editions
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That Old Cape Magic That Old Cape Magic
by Richard Russo
avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating
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"After all, what was the whole wide world but a place for people to yearn for their heart's impossible desires, for those desires to become entrenched in defiance of logic, plausibility, and even the passage of time, as eternal as polished marble. "
Richard Russo (Empire Falls)
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"To his surprise he also discovered that it was possible to be good at what you had little interest in, just as it had been possible to be bad at something, whether painting or poetry, that you cared about a great deal."
Richard Russo
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""Have you ever noticed that when people use the expression 'I have to say', what follows usually needn't be said?""
Richard Russo (Bridge of Sighs)
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