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 writes in Camden, Maine. is the 196th day of the year (197th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical composition. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... There is more than one place in the U.S. state of New York known as Johnstown: Johnstown (town), New York Johnstown (city), New York This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Gloversville is a city in Fulton County, New York, that was once the hub of Americas glovemaking industry. ... A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years. ... In the United States, a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) is a terminal graduate degree in an area of visual, plastic, literary or performing arts typically requiring two to three years of study beyond the bachelor level. ... Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated Ph. ... The University of Arizona (UA or U of A) is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. ...

His novel Empire Falls, published in 2001, won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. He has written four other novels: Mohawk, The Risk Pool, Nobody's Fool, and Straight Man, as well as a short story collection, The Whore's Child. Russo co-wrote the 1998 film Twilight with director Robert Benton, who also adapted and directed Russo's Nobody's Fool into a 1994 film of the same name, starring Paul Newman. Russo wrote the teleplay for the HBO adaptation of Empire Falls and the screenplay for the 2005 film Ice Harvest. Empire Falls is a 2001 novel written by Richard Russo set in a fictional small town in Maine. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction has been awarded since 1948 for distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life. ... The Risk Pool is Pullitzer Prize-winning writer Richard Russos second novel. ... A straight man is a role in a comedy double act where a performer works with a comedian by setting up the situations or feeding the lines that allow their partner to make a joke. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Twilight DVD cover Twilight was a thriller movie made in 1998 directed by Robert Benton. ... Robert Benton (born September 29, 1932 in Waxahachie, Texas) is an American screenwriter and film director. ... Nobodys Fool is a 1994 dramatic film which tells the story of an aging man whose estranged son comes back into his life at the same time that he faces challenges in his home and in his employment. ... This article is about the American actor and race team owner. ... For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ... Empire Falls is a two-part mini-series that aired on HBO in 2005. ... The Ice Harvest is a 2005 neo-noir/comedy-drama film directed by Harold Ramis and written by Richard Russo and Robert Benton, based on the novel of the same name by Scott Phillips. ...

Russo's most recent novel, Bridge of Sighs, was released on September 25, 2007. is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Russo, who lives in Maine and is retired from the faculty of Colby College,^[1] will soon begin work on a new novel involving the characters from Nobody's Fool. Official language(s) None (English and French de facto) Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 39th  - Total 33,414 sq mi (86,542 km²)  - Width 210 miles (338 km)  - Length 320 miles (515 km)  - % water 13. ... Colby College, founded in 1813, is an elite liberal arts college located on Mayflower Hill in Waterville, Maine. ...

Works

• 1986 Mohawk (Vintage Books)
• 1988 The Risk Pool (Random House)
• 1993 Nobody's Fool (Random House)
• 1997 Straight Man (Random House)
• 2001 Empire Falls (Alfred A. Knopf)
• 2002 The Whore's Child and Other Stories (Alfred A. Knopf)
• 2007 Bridge of Sighs (Alfred A. Knopf)

The Risk Pool is Pullitzer Prize-winning writer Richard Russos second novel. ... A straight man is a role in a comedy double act where a performer works with a comedian by setting up the situations or feeding the lines that allow their partner to make a joke. ... Empire Falls is a 2001 novel written by Richard Russo set in a fictional small town in Maine. ...

External links

• Richard Russo at the Internet Movie Database
• Author interview at failbetter.com
• Author interview at identitytheory.com
• Audio interview from the Maine Humanities Council

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References

1. ^ "Richard Russo". New York State Writers Institute, State University of New York (2002). Retrieved on 2007-03-20.