Description
A 'funny and tender' (Daily Telegraph) novel from the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Empire Falls
About the Author
Richard 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.
Reviews
After 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 *
Book Information
ISBN 9780099376217
Author Richard Russo
Format Paperback
Page Count 416
Imprint Vintage
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Weight(grams) 500g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 35mm