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Empire Falls - (Vintage Contemporaries) by Richard Russo (Paperback)
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- NATIONAL BESTSELLER - PULITZER PRIZE WINNER - The bestselling author of Nobody's Fool and Straight Man delves deep into the blue-collar heart of America in a work that overflows with hilarity, heartache, and grace.
- About the Author: RICHARD RUSSO is the author of eight novels; two collections of stories; and Elsewhere, a memoir.
- 496 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary
- Series Name: Vintage Contemporaries
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About the Book
In this droll, unsentimental, and occasionally hilarious bestselling novel, Russo tells the story of a big-hearted man who becomes the unlikely hero of a small town with a glorious past but a dubious future.Book Synopsis
NATIONAL BESTSELLER - PULITZER PRIZE WINNER - The bestselling author of Nobody's Fool and Straight Man delves deep into the blue-collar heart of America in a work that overflows with hilarity, heartache, and grace. "Rich, humorous ... Mr. Russo's most seductive book thus far." --The New York Times Welcome to Empire Falls, a blue-collar town full of abandoned mills whose citizens surround themselves with the comforts and feuds provided by lifelong friends and neighbors and who find humor and hope in the most unlikely places, in this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Richard Russo. Miles Roby has been slinging burgers at the Empire Grill for 20 years, a job that cost him his college education and much of his self-respect. What keeps him there? It could be his bright, sensitive daughter Tick, who needs all his help surviving the local high school. Or maybe it's Janine, Miles' soon-to-be ex-wife, who's taken up with a noxiously vain health-club proprietor. Or perhaps it's the imperious Francine Whiting, who owns everything in town-and seems to believe that "everything" includes Miles himself. Look for Richard Russo's new book, Somebody's Fool, coming soon.Review Quotes
A PARADE BEST BOOK OF ALL TIME "Rich, humorous, elegantly constructed ... Easily Mr. Russo's most seductive book thus far." --The New York Times "Russo writes with a warm, vibrant humanity.... A stirring mix of poignancy, drama and comedy." --The Washington Post "Russo is one of the best novelists around." --The New York Times Book Review "The history of American literature may show that Richard Russo wrote the last great novel of the 20th century." --Christian Science Monitor "Nobody does small-town life better than Richard Russo." --Atlanta Journal-Constitution
About the Author
RICHARD RUSSO is the author of eight novels; two collections of stories; and Elsewhere, a memoir. In 2002 he received the Pulitzer Prize for Empire Falls, which like Nobody's Fool was adapted to film, in a multiple-award-winning HBO miniseries.Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)
Weight: .8 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 496
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Literary
Series Title: Vintage Contemporaries
Publisher: Vintage
Format: Paperback
Author: Richard Russo
Language: English
Street Date: April 12, 2002
TCIN: 77258319
UPC: 9780375726408
Item Number (DPCI): 247-52-6837
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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