Richard Russo
author profile
born
July 15, 1949
gender
male
place of birth
Johnstown, New York, The United States
website
genre
Literature & Fiction
about this author
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.
Sign up for Goodreads to pick your favorite quotes and books by Richard Russo.
avg rating: 3.83
| 27,461 ratings
| 4,137 reviews
| 19 distinct works
|
109 fans
More books by Richard Russo…
|
Empire Falls by Richard Russo avg rating 3.80 — 12,605 ratings — published 2001 16 editions |
my rating: 
|
|
Straight Man: A Novel by Richard Russo avg rating 4.00 — 4,018 ratings — published 1997 11 editions |
my rating:
|
|
Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo avg rating 3.73 — 3,855 ratings — published 2007 20 editions |
my rating:
|
|
Nobody's Fool by Richard Russo avg rating 4.11 — 1,909 ratings — published 1993 16 editions |
my rating:
|
|
Risk Pool by Richard Russo avg rating 3.95 — 959 ratings — published 1988 7 editions |
my rating:
|
|
That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo avg rating 3.42 — 945 ratings — published 2009 7 editions |
my rating:
|
|
Mohawk by Richard Russo avg rating 3.75 — 759 ratings — published 1986 9 editions |
my rating:
|
|
The Whore's Child by Richard Russo avg rating 3.66 — 626 ratings — published 2002 7 editions |
my rating:
|
|
A Healing Touch: True Stories of Life, Death, and Hospice by Richard Russo avg rating 3.72 — 18 ratings — published 2008 2 editions |
my rating:
|
|
That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating |
my rating:
|
upcoming events
No scheduled events.
"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)
— Richard Russo (Empire Falls)
"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
— Richard Russo
""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)
— Richard Russo (Bridge of Sighs)
polls
topics mentioning this author
| topics | posts | views | last activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glens Falls (NY) ...: Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009 - What are U doing today? | 13 | 17 | Feb 24, 2009 08:51PM | |
| Glens Falls (NY) ...: Have U ever imagined a specific actor in the part of a novel's protagonist? | 8 | 15 | Mar 10, 2009 08:57AM | |
| Glens Falls (NY) ...: April 2009: Glens Falls Senior Center Book Club | 1 | 10 | Mar 25, 2009 07:26AM | |
| Glens Falls (NY) ...: What are U reading these days? (Part Four) (begun 2/18/09) | 207 | 93 | Apr 03, 2009 09:11AM | |
| Glens Falls (NY) ...: Red Fox Books and RICHARD RUSSO ! | 2 | 12 | Jun 20, 2009 11:33AM | |
| Reading from the ...: Last Letter Game (Writers/Authors) | 324 | 207 | Jul 25, 2009 07:53PM | |
| Glens Falls (NY) ...: * BOOK DISCUSSIONS AT THE CRANDALL LIBRARY IN GLENS FALLS, NY (2009) (two different groups) | 4 | 39 | Aug 27, 2009 04:57AM | |
| College Students! : Summer Challenge--Official Record of Points | 43 | 405 | Aug 31, 2009 08:41PM | |
| The Next Best Boo...: OFFICIAL SUMMER CHALLENGE 2009 | 6765 | 9634 | Aug 31, 2009 10:23PM |
