Mohawk, New York, is one of those small towns that lie almost entirely on the wrong side of the tracks. And their son, Randall, is deliberately neglecting his schoolwork - because in a place like... Læs mere
A master of the novel, short story and memoir, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Everybody's Fool now gives us his very first collection of personal essays, thoughts on writing, reading and living.
‘“Whoever said beggars can’t be choosers,” my grandfather would remark when she was out of earshot, “never met your mother.”’ Jean Russo was a single mother in the 1950s, badly... Læs mere
A much-needed new edition of Richard Russo's warm-hearted tale of a down-at-heel loser who gets a chance to change his luck.
This new collection of stories demonstrates that Richard Russo - winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Empire Falls - is also a master of the short form.
Empire Falls, Maine: once a thriving hub of industry, this small town nestles in a bend of the vast and winding Knox River, and has always been the empire of the wealthy Whiting family. She... Læs mere
The Risk Pool is a thirty-year journey through the lives of Sam Hall, a small-town gambling hellraiser, and his watchful, introspective son Ned.
Tre unge mænd, der er så forskellige, som det overhovedet er muligt, presses af omstændighederne sammen i et uventet venskab på college engang i tresserne. De er alle blevet seksogtres... Læs mere
De gik på college sammen i Vietnamkrigens tid. Nu mødes de igen efter alle de år. Richard Russo skriver eminent, og han forstår at fange de stillestående øjeblikke, så de sitrer af... Læs mere
In this entrancing first collection of stories, a master storyteller focuses on a fresh and fascinating range of human behaviour, revealing himself as an even more versatile and accomplished writer than his acclaimed novels have shown.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author returns to the characters that captured the hearts and imaginations of millions of readers in his beloved bestsellers Nobody's Fool and Everybody's Fool.