Summary
‘Immensely readable and sympathetic’ New York Times
Author of the Pulitzer Prize winning Empire Falls
Mohawk, New York, is one of those small towns that lie almost entirely on the wrong side of the tracks. Its citizens, too, have fallen on hard times. Dallas Younger, a star athlete in high school, now drifts from tavern to poker game, losing money. His ex-wife, Anne, is stuck in a losing battle with her mother over the care of her sick father. And their son, Randall, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099285632 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099285630 |
| Author: | Richard Russo |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2001 |
| Weight: | 298g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 26mm |
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Critics Review
Russo’s natural grace as a storyteller is matched by his compassion for his characters. Mohawk is lively reading; it is a painful story, yet it is told with great mischief - and the triumphs and the tragedies of the characters are enhanced as victories and defeats always are, by wit – John IrvingRusso writes with sensitivity and insight * Irish Times *Immensely readable and sympathetic… Mr Russo has an instinctive gift for capturing the rhythms of small-time life * New York Times *
About The Author
Richard Russo
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.
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