Richard Russo
Autor von Empire Falls
Über den Autor
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 mehr anzeigen 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) weniger anzeigen
Hinweis zur Begriffsklärung:
(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.
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Werke von Richard Russo
Interventions: A Novella & Three Stories (High and Dry; Horseman; Intervention; The Whore's Child) (2012) 63 Exemplare
A Healing Touch: True Stories of Life, Death, and Hospice (2008) — Editor, Introduction & Contributor — 43 Exemplare
Horseman {story} 2 Exemplare
High and Dry {story} 2 Exemplare
Ni un pelo de tonto 1 Exemplar
Everybody’s Fool 1 Exemplar
Sombody Fool 1 Exemplar
Immergleiche Wege 1 Exemplar
Fishing with Wussy {story} 1 Exemplar
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Charles Dickens Gesammelte Werke in Einzelbänden: Die Pickwickier (1836) — Einführung, einige Ausgaben — 9,000 Exemplare
My Bookstore: Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop (2012) — Einführung — 558 Exemplare
Tales of Two Americas: Stories of Inequality in a Divided Nation (2017) — Mitwirkender — 175 Exemplare
High Infidelity: 24 Great Short Stories About Adultery by Some of Our Best Contemporary Authors (1997) — Mitwirkender — 32 Exemplare
Collected Nonfiction, Volume 2: Selections from the Memoirs and Travel Writings (Everyman's Library Classics Series) (2016) — Einführung, einige Ausgaben — 21 Exemplare
Amerika, Amerika bloemlezing — Mitwirkender — 8 Exemplare
The Student Body: Short Stories about College Students and Professors (2001) — Mitwirkender — 8 Exemplare
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- Gebräuchlichste Namensform
- Russo, Richard
- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Russo, James Richard
- Geburtstag
- 1949-07-15 [1949]
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- Johnstown, New York, USA
- Wohnorte
- Johnstown, New York, USA
Gloversville, New York, USA
Tucson, Arizona, USA
Camden, Maine, USA
Portland, Maine, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA - Ausbildung
- University of Arizona (B.A., 1967)
University of Arizona (M.F.A., 1980)
University of Arizona (Ph.D., 1979) - Berufe
- professor
writer
author
screenwriter - Beziehungen
- Russo, Barbara (wife)
- Organisationen
- Colby College
- Preise und Auszeichnungen
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (2002)
- Hinweis zur Identitätsklärung
- 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.
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Richard Russo: American Author Challenge in 75 Books Challenge for 2016 (März 2016)
Darryl's Meme: Who are your favorite STILL LIVING novelists? in 75 Books Challenge for 2012 (Januar 2012)
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