Richard Russo



Richard Russo

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born July 15, 1949
gender male
place of birth Johnstown, New York, United States
genre 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.


books by Richard Russo

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avg rating: 3.88 | 12335 ratings | 9 distinct works
Bridge of Sighs Bridge of Sighs (Hardcover)
by Richard Russo
avg rating 3.85 — 1139 ratings — published 2007
9 editions
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Risk Pool Risk Pool (Paperback)
by Richard Russo
avg rating 3.95 — 478 ratings — published 1988
7 editions
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Empire Falls Empire Falls (Paperback)
by Richard Russo
avg rating 3.74 — 428 ratings — published 2001
15 editions
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Mohawk Mohawk (Hardcover)
by Richard Russo
avg rating 3.77 — 370 ratings — published 2001
8 editions
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The Whore's Child The Whore's Child (Paperback)
by Richard Russo
avg rating 3.60 — 298 ratings — published 2003
7 editions
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Straight Man Straight Man (Hardcover)
by Richard Russo
avg rating 4.19 — 155 ratings — published 1999
9 editions
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Nobody's Fool Nobody's Fool (Hardcover)
by Richard Russo
avg rating 4.07 — 29 ratings — published 1996
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The Collected Stories of Richa... The Collected Stories of Richard Yates (Paperback)
by Richard Yates
avg rating 4.00 — 5 ratings — published 2001
6 editions
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A Healing Touch: True Stories ... A Healing Touch: True Stories of Life, Death, and Hospice (Hardcover)
by Richard Russo
avg rating 4.33 — 6 ratings — published 2008
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quotes by Richard Russo

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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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"When my nose finally stops bleeding and I've disposed of the bloody paper towels, Teddy Barnes insists on driving me home in his ancient Honda Civic, a car that refuses to die and that Teddy, cheap as he is, refuses to trade in."
Richard Russo (Straight Man: A Novel)
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