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Richard Russo Information
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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. Now lives and...


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Influences Richard Russo
06/06/2005: 1,001 words, approx. 3 pages
INFLUENCES RICHARD RUSSO WRITER, EMPIRE FALLS HBO As a novelist, how did you learn to write screenplays? Working with Robert Benton [first, on Nobody's Fool ] has been like studying with Yoda. Do you ever watch films together? We both love...
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World Literature Today
Richard Russo. Empire Falls.
03/22/2002: 601 words, approx. 2 pages
New York. Knopf. 2001. 483 pages $25.95. BSBN 0-679-43247-7 FIRST, I HAVE TO admit I am an unabashed Richard Russo fan. Especially in The Risk Pool and Straight Man, Russo has written quintessential novels about somewhat miniaturized subjects--growing up in a small, undistinguished...
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AP News
Barnes & Noble.com revamps home page
10/1/2007: 329 words, approx. 1 pages
Barnes & Noble.com is getting a new look. Starting Monday, the online site for the superstore chain will have a thoroughly revised home page, including a running scroll of featured releases, and a number of new offerings, including Barnes & Noble Review, a magazine that...
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Today in history - April 8
4/8/2007: 602 words, approx. 2 pages
Today is Easter Sunday, April 8, the 98th day of 2007. There are 267 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hit his 715th career home run in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers,...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Review by Tom Deignan
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In the following review, Deignan presents a critical reading of the stories in The Whore's Child and Other Stories, commending Russo's emphasis on examining the “act of storytelling.”
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Critical Review by Joseph Epstein
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In the following excerpt, Epstein laments the difficulty of identifying new literary talent and, singling out Jonathan Franzen and Russo as notable exceptions, provides a favorable review of Empire Falls.
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Critical Review by Edward Hower
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In the following review, Hower notes that Russo strikes a good balance between reality and morality in Empire Falls, arguing that the novel's “main strength is its skillfully developed characters”
 


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