Richard Russo

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls - Three men in their late sixties--old friends from college, each with a secret--come together on Martha's Vineyard in this "gripping, wise, and wonderful summer treat." (The Boston Globe). "A cascade of charm.... Russo is an undeniably endearing writer, and chances are this story will draw you back to the most consequential moments in your own life." --The Washington Post One beautiful September day, three men in their late sixties convene on Martha's Vineyard, friends ever since meeting in college in the sixties. They couldn't have been more different then, or even today--Lincoln's a commercial real estate broker, Teddy a tiny-press publisher, and Mickey is a musician beyond his rockin' age. But each man holds his own secrets, in addition to the monumental mystery that none of them has ever stopped puzzling over since a Memorial Day weekend right here on the Vineyard in 1971. Now, forty-five years later, three lives and that of a significant other are put on display while the distant past confounds the present in a relentless squall of surprise and discovery. Shot through with Russo's trademark comedy and humanity, Chances Are . . . introduces a new level of suspense and menace that will quicken the reader's heartbeat throughout this absorbing saga. Look for Richard Russo's new book, Somebody's Fool, coming soon.

Ne iskljucheno, chto v istorii amerikanskoj literatury Richard Russo ostanetsja kak avtor poslednego velikogo romana 20-go veka. The Christmas Science MonitorMajlz Robi dvadtsat let gotovit burgery v "Imperskom grile", eta rabota stoila emu vysshego obrazovanija i izrjadnoj doli samouvazhenija. Majlz - khoroshij paren, no v ego kharaktere est odin tragicheskij izjan - on ne sposoben na reshitelnye dejstvija. I ego dobrotu poroj ne otlichit ot gotovnosti plyt po techeniju. Vot tolko techenija v gorodke Empajr Follz vesma zatejlivy. Dazhe reka Noks tut delaet petlju, pribivaja k beregu vse, chto sobrala vyshe po techeniju. Tak i Majlz, s junosti pytavshijsja vyrvatsja iz dushnogo rodnogo goroda, kruzhit vokrug sobstvennoj zhizni. Mozhet, tut ego derzhit umnaja tonkokozhaja dochka Tik, kotoroj bez podderzhki ottsa ne vyzhit v mestnoj shkole? Ili Zhanin, bez pjati minut byvshaja zhena Majlza, zakrutivshaja roman s besprosvetno samovljublennym khozjainom fitnes-kluba? Ili zhe vlastnaja Fransin Uajting, vladelitsa vsego, chto est v gorode, - i, pokhozhe, eto "vse" okhvatyvaet i samogo Majlza? A mozhet, neobkhodimost prismatrivat za starikom ottsom, slishkom bojkim v svoikh nesnosnykh eskapadakh? Ili vse zhe tajny proshlogo, opredelivshie i zhizn Majlza, i mnogikh drugikh v gorode? V "Empajr Follz" Richard Russo pogruzhaet chitatelja v mir malenkoj zhizni, gde tak i burljat strannosti, intrigi, strasti, smeshnye i tragicheskie sobytija. "Empajr Follz" - roman chelovechnyj, polnyj jumora, sochuvstvija, grusti i radosti. V 2002 godu kniga poluchila Pulittserovskuju premiju. Richard Russo prakticheski ne perevodilsja na russkij jazyk (para rasskazov v zhurnalnom variante ne v schet), i eto bolshoj proschet, potomu chto Russo - ne tolko bolshoj pisatel, oblaskannyj kritikami, uvenchannyj premijami i ljubimyj chitateljami, no ego knigi dolzhny byt osobenno blizki imenno russkomu chitatelju. Glubokaja, zabavnaja, krepko skroennaja... Pozhaluj, samaja zavorazhivajuschaja kniga mistera Russo na dannyj moment. The New York TimesNi edinoj falshivoj noty... Russo demonstriruet porazitelnoe umenie govorit po suschestvu i o svoikh personazhakh, i o zhizni vokrug. NewsdayChistoe naslazhdenie... Russo - lishennyj pretentsioznosti master khudozhestvennogo vymysla, chja zrelaja mudrost daet sebja znat v nesovershenstve, blagikh namerenijakh, jumore i sochuvstvii, svojstvennykh realnym ljudjam, o kotorykh vedetsja rasskaz na etikh stranitsakh. The Boston GlobeTakogo roda bolshoj, razvetvlennyj, netoroplivyj roman s mnogochislennymi pobochnymi linijami i jarkimi vtorostepennymi personazhami - predstavitel vymirajuschego vida, po uverenijam chitatelej. I odnako, otchasti blagodarja satiricheskoj zhilke Russo (mestami eta kniga - chistaja komedija), roman ne kazhetsja ni slishkom dlinnym, ni staromodnym. SalonSamyj ubeditelnyj roman Russo... "Empajr Follz" zastavljaet vas pozhalet o tom, chto vy ne ostalis v malenkom gorodke, gde rodilis i vyrosli. San Francisco ChronicleRusso - odin iz luchshikh romanistov nashego vremeni... Po mere uskorenija khoda sobytij, kogda razroznennye niti povestvovanija prevraschajutsja v natjanutye struny, vy to likhoradochno listaete stranitsy, to ispytyvaete nastojatelnuju neobkhodimost pritormozit i vchitatsja. The New York Times Book Review"Empajr Follz" beret v plen prezhde vsego nebanalnymi istinami... Otmennoe chtenie. The Washington Post Book WorldRedkij roman, umnyj i zakhvatyvajuschij. USA TodayNe otorvatsja... Talant Russo unikalen sochetaniem besshabashnogo jumora s glubinnoj pechalju, i etot jumor ne izmenjaet emu, dazhe kogda on govorit o sotsialnykh problemakh. The Plain DealerPersonazhi romana Russo vstajut pered nami kak zhivye... Krepkij koktejl iz dramy, komedii i nabolevshikh voprosov. The Washington Post"Empajr Follz" ubeditelno podtverzhdaet reputatsiju Richarda Russo kak odnogo iz samykh zakhvatyvajuschikh i chutkikh rasskazchikov Ameriki. Russo - odni iz luchshikh romanistov sovremennosti. The New York Times Book ReviewNe iskljucheno, chto v istorii amerikanskoj literatury Richard Russo ostanetsja kak avtor poslednego velikogo romana 20-go veka. The Christmas Science MonitorNikto ne opishet zhizn malenkogo gorodka luchshe Richarda Russo. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A master of the novel, short story and memoir, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Everybody's Foolnow gives us his very first collection of personal essays, thoughts on writing, reading and living. In these nine essays, Richard Russo provides insight into his life as a writer, teacher, friend and reader. From a commencement speech to the story of how an oddly placed toilet made him reevaluate the purpose of humour in art and life, to a comprehensive analysis of Mark Twain's value, to his harrowing journey accompanying a dear friend as she pursued gender-reassignment surgery, The Destiny Thief reflects the broad interests and experiences of one of America's most beloved authors. Warm, funny, wise and poignant, the essays included here traverse Russo's writing life, expanding our understanding of who he is and how his singular, incredibly generous mind works. An utter joy to read, they give deep insight into the creative process from the perspective of one of our greatest writers.

A provocative, unprecedented anthology featuring original short stories on what it means to be an American from thirty bestselling and award-winning authors with an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen: "This chorus of brilliant voices articulating the shape and texture of contemporary America makes for necessary reading" (Lauren Groff, author of Fates and Furies). When Donald Trump claimed victory in the November 2016 election, the US literary and art world erupted in indignation. Many of America's preeminent writers and artists are stridently opposed to the administration's agenda and executive orders--and they're not about to go gentle into that good night. In this "masterful literary achievement" (Kurt Eichenwald, author of Conspiracy of Fools), more than thirty of the most acclaimed writers at work today consider the fundamental ideals of a free, just, and compassionate democracy through fiction in an anthology that "promises to be both a powerful tool in the fight to uphold our values and a tribute to the remarkable voices behind it" (Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the ACLU). With an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Viet Thanh Nguyen, and edited by bestselling author Jonathan Santlofer, this powerful anthology includes original, striking art from fourteen of the country's most celebrated artists, cartoonists, and graphic novelists, including Art Spiegelman, Roz Chast, Marilyn Minter, and Eric Fischl. Transcendent, urgent, and ultimately hopeful, It Occurs to Me That I Am America takes back the narrative of what it means to be an American in the 21st century.

" Russo's] first novel in ten years hits the ball out of the park. . . . You'll lap up this gripping, wise, and wonderful summer treat." --The Boston Globe "A cascade of charm. . . . Russo is an undeniably endearing writer, and chances are this story will draw you back to the most consequential moments in your own life."--The Washington Post One beautiful September day, three men in their late sixties convene on Martha's Vineyard, friends ever since meeting in college in the sixties. They couldn't have been more different then, or even today--Lincoln's a commercial real estate broker, Teddy a tiny-press publisher, and Mickey is a musician beyond his rockin' age. But each man holds his own secrets, in addition to the monumental mystery that none of them has ever stopped puzzling over since a Memorial Day weekend right here on the Vineyard in 1971. Now, forty-five years later, three lives and that of a significant other are put on displaywhile the distant past confounds the present ina relentless squall of surprise and discovery. Shot through with Russo's trademark comedy and humanity, Chances Are . . . introduces a new level of suspense and menace that will quicken the reader's heartbeat throughout this absorbing saga.

RTE Guide's Book of the Year, 2018Richard Russo's characters in these four expansive stories bear little similarity to the blue-collar citizens we're familiar with from many of his novels. In 'Horseman,' a professor confronts a young plagiarist as well as her own weaknesses as the Thanksgiving holiday looms closer and closer. In 'Intervention,' a real estate agent facing an ominous medical prognosis finds himself in his father's shadow while he presses forward - or not. In 'Voice,' a semi-retired academic is conned by his estranged brother into joining a group tour of the Venice Biennale, fleeing a mortifying incident with a traumatised student back in Massachusetts but encountering further complications in the maze of Venice. And in 'Milton and Marcus,' a lapsed novelist tries to rekindle his screenwriting career, only to be stymied by the pratfalls of that trade when he's called to an aging, iconic star's mountaintop retreat in Wyoming. Each of these stories is shot through with the humour, wisdom and surprise for which Richard Russo has long been acclaimed as Trajectory continues to extend the breadth of his achievements.

The great American master Richard Russo, at the very top of his game, returns to the characters who made Nobody's Fool (1993) a contemporary classic.

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.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls returns to North Bath, the Rust Belt town first brought to unforgettable life in Nobody's Fool. - "Irresistible.... Very funny.... A joy." --The New York Times Now, ten years later, Doug Raymer has become the chief of police and is tormented by the improbable death of his wife--not to mention his suspicion that he was a failure of a husband. Meanwhile, the irrepressible Sully has come into a small fortune, but is suddenly faced with a VA cardiologist's estimate that he only has a year or two left to live. As Sully frantically works to keep the bad news from the important people in his life, we are reunited with his son and grandson . . . with Ruth, the married woman with whom he carried on for years . . . and with the hapless Rub Squeers, who worries that he and Sully aren't still best friends. Filled with humor, heart, and hard-luck characters you can't help but love, Everybody's Fool is a crowning achievement from one of the great storytellers of our time. Look for Nobody's Fool, available now, and Somebody's Fool, coming soon.

Peut-on vivre sans amour ? L'amour parental est-il suffisant ? ajouter beaucoup d'autres questions] Tant de questions auxquelles il peut parfois tre dur de r pondre parce qu'on n'a pas tout dit ou parce qu'on ne sait pas y r pondre. Peut- tre bien plus qu'une simple histoire merveilleuse, ce r cit est, ou n'est pas, une source de plaisir, par le voyage imaginaire, travers lequel elle plonge le lecteur. Sa lecture peut aussi tre l'occasion de se confronter ce que l'on n'ose affronter.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls turns to memoir in this "intimate and powerful" account (Chicago Tribune) of his lifelong bond with his high-strung, spirited mother--and the small town she spent her life trying to escape. Anyone familiar with Russo's novels will recognize Gloversville--once famous for producing nine out of ten dress gloves in the United States. By the time Rick was born, ladies had stopped wearing gloves and Gloversville was on its way out. Jean Russo instilled in her son her dream of a better life elsewhere, a dream that prompted her to follow him across the country when he went to college. Their adventures and tribulations on that road trip were a preview of the hold his mother would continue to have on him as she kept trying desperately to change her life. Recounted with a clear-eyed mix of regret, nostalgia, and love, Elsewhere is a stirring tribute to the tenacious grip of the past. Look for Richard Russo's new book, Somebody's Fool, coming soon.

Sully bor i en lille by nord for New York. Han er 60 år gammel og på ingen måde fuldkommen. Han er arbejdsløs – bortset fra lidt sort arbejde af og til, når det byder sig og helbreddet tillader det – fattig, plaget af et ødelagt knæ, og han er for alvor begyndt at spekulere på, om hans held er sluppet op. Og det er det! Bankdirektørsønnen af den gamle kvinde, han bor til leje hos, vil have ham sat ud af lejligheden. Hans søn, som han ikke har det tætteste forhold til, kommer hjem til Thanksgiving og bliver hængende, fordi konen vil skilles. Sullys egen overspændte ekskone er på vej mod et nervøst sammenbrud, og hans elskerinde gennem mange år bebrejder ham, at hendes datter er endt på hospitalet med en brækket kæbe. Men det, der plager Sully mest, er de erindringer, som dagligt hjemsøger ham, om hans voldelige og slyngelagtige far. Richard Russo er en mester i at skildre livet og menneskene i den amerikanske provinsby med indlevelse, humor og varme. Det så vi i Empire Falls, som vandt Pulitzer-prisen, og det ser vi igen i Hvem er fuldkommen? 'Hvem er fuldkommen?' er filmatiseret med Paul Newman, Jessica Tandy, Bruce Willis og Melanie Griffith i hovedrollerne.

'"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 paid and living with her only son, Richard, in the upstairs apartment of her parents' home on Helwig Street in Gloversville, New York.

Edited by the award-winning, best-selling author Richard Russo, this year's collection boasts a satisfying "chorus of twenty stories that are by turns playful, ironic, somber, and meditative" (Wall Street Journal). With the masterful Russo picking the best of the best, America's oldest and best-selling story anthology is sure to be of "enduring quality" (Chicago Tribune) this year.