Richard Russo
Auteur de Le déclin de l'empire Whiting
A propos de l'auteur
Richard Russo was born in Johnstown, New York on July 15, 1949. He received a Bachelor's degree, a Master of Fine Arts degree, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Arizona. He taught at numerous colleges including Southern Illinois University Carbondale and Colby College. He has afficher plus written numerous books including Mokawk, The Risk Pool, Straight Man, Bridge of Sighs, and That Old Cape Magic, as well as a short story collection, The Whore's Child. His novel Empire Falls won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and Nobody's Fool was made into a movie starring Paul Newman, Bruce Willis and Melanie Griffith. His memoir was entitled Elsewhere. He also co-wrote the 1998 film Twilight with director Robert Benton and the teleplay for the HBO adaptation of Empire Falls. (Bowker Author Biography) Richard Russo lives in coastal Maine with his wife & two daughters. (Publisher Fact Sheets) afficher moins
Notice de désambiguation :
(eng) Richard Russo is the author of Mohawk, Empire Falls, etc. He is not the same author as either Richard Anthony Russo [co-editor of the Yellow Silk anthologies with Lily Pond, and editor of Dreams Are Wiser Than Men] or the science fiction writer, Richard Paul Russo [the "Carlucci" novels, "Singleton" novels, etc.]. Please do not combine these authors; thank you.
Séries
Œuvres de Richard Russo
Interventions: A Novella & Three Stories (High and Dry; Horseman; Intervention; The Whore's Child) (2012) 63 exemplaires
A Healing Touch: True Stories of Life, Death, and Hospice (2008) — Editor, Introduction & Contributor — 43 exemplaires
High and Dry {story} 3 exemplaires
Horseman {story} 2 exemplaires
Immergleiche Wege 1 exemplaire
Fishing with Wussy {story} 1 exemplaire
Ni un pelo de tonto 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
My Bookstore: Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop (2012) — Introduction — 560 exemplaires
Tales of Two Americas: Stories of Inequality in a Divided Nation (2017) — Contributeur — 178 exemplaires
High Infidelity: 24 Great Short Stories About Adultery by Some of Our Best Contemporary Authors (1997) — Contributeur — 32 exemplaires
Collected Nonfiction, Volume 2: Selections from the Memoirs and Travel Writings (Everyman's Library Classics Series) (2016) — Introduction, quelques éditions — 22 exemplaires
Amerika, Amerika bloemlezing — Contributeur — 8 exemplaires
The Student Body: Short Stories about College Students and Professors (2001) — Contributeur — 8 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Russo, Richard
- Nom légal
- Russo, James Richard
- Date de naissance
- 1949-07-15 [1949]
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Etats-Unis
- Lieu de naissance
- Johnstown, New York, Etats-Unis
- Lieux de résidence
- Johnstown, New York, USA
Gloversville, New York, USA
Tucson, Arizona, USA
Camden, Maine, USA
Portland, Maine, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA - Études
- University of Arizona (B.A., 1967)
University of Arizona (M.F.A., 1980)
University of Arizona (Ph.D., 1979) - Professions
- professor
writer
author
screenwriter - Relations
- Russo, Barbara (wife)
- Organisations
- Colby College
- Prix et distinctions
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (2002)
- Notice de désambigüisation
- Richard Russo is the author of Mohawk, Empire Falls, etc. He is not the same author as either Richard Anthony Russo [co-editor of the Yellow Silk anthologies with Lily Pond, and editor of Dreams Are Wiser Than Men] or the science fiction writer, Richard Paul Russo [the "Carlucci" novels, "Singleton" novels, etc.]. Please do not combine these authors; thank you.
Membres
Discussions
Richard Russo: American Author Challenge à 75 Books Challenge for 2016 (Mars 2016)
Darryl's Meme: Who are your favorite STILL LIVING novelists? à 75 Books Challenge for 2012 (Janvier 2012)
Critiques
Listes
USA Road Trip (1)
Must-Read Maine (1)
Best Beach Reads (1)
Unread books (1)
A Novel Cure (2)
Five star books (2)
Favourite Books (3)
To Read (3)
Favourite Books (1)
2000s decade (1)
Prix et récompenses
Vous aimerez peut-être aussi
Auteurs associés
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 38
- Aussi par
- 15
- Membres
- 26,942
- Popularité
- #766
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 793
- ISBN
- 347
- Langues
- 15
- Favoris
- 195
—L'Express
> Les Sortilèges du cap Cod, par Richard Russo, Par Guillaume ATGÉ, publié le 04/07/2012 à 17:00. — Deux mariages et deux enterrements, voilà ce qu'on trouve dans ce roman où un professeur névrosé, Jack Griffin, 57 ans, quitte le Connecticut et débarque sous l'azur du cap Cod avec son épouse, avant que cette escapade tourne au grabuge conjugal. Et, si Jack ne semble pas très gâté par la vie, c'est parce qu'il a grandi dans un petit clan détestable, dont il fera l'autopsie avec une lucidité décapante en se demandant s'il va pouvoir échapper un jour aux trop pesants atavismes que ses parents ont sournoisement déposés dans son berceau… Mêlant amertume et humour grinçant, Richard Russo signe un conte cruel sur les affres de la transmission familiale, dans les coulisses de la middle class américaine.
—L'Express… (plus d'informations)