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Book SynopsisRichard Russo won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for his fifth novel,
Empire Falls. He is also the author of
Mohawk,
The Risk Pool,
Nobody's Fool,
Straight Man,
Bridge of Sighs and
That Old Cape Magic, as well as a collection of stories,
The Whore's Child. His original screenplay is the basis for Rowan Atkinson's film
Keeping Mum. He lives with his wife in Maine and in Boston.
Trade ReviewAfter a while you begin to wish you lived in Richard Russo's world * Sunday Times *
A funny and clever novel * Times Literary Supplement *
The author has never been funnier. It is a testament to Russo's skill and originality that
Straight Man often seems as fresh as if it were the first of its sort * Literary Review *
Sentence by sentence Richard Russo shows that his is an eminently accomplished comic talent * The Times *
