Richard Russo

Richard Russo (born July 15 1949, in Johnstown, New York) is an American novelist and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. He earned a bachelor's degree (1967), a master's in fine arts (1980), and a Ph.D. (1979) from the University of Arizona.

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July 15 - 1949 - Johnstown, New York - American - Novelist - Pulitzer Prize - 1967 - 1980 - 1979 - University of Arizona

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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 also wrote the screenplay for the screen adaptation of Empire Falls, which aired on HBO, and the screenplay for the 2005 film Ice Harvest.

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Empire Falls - 2001 - Mohawk - The Risk Pool - Nobody's Fool - Straight Man - Short story collection - The Whore's Child - HBO - 2005 - Film - Ice Harvest

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