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Novelist richard russo is renowned for his depiction of blue collar life in abandoned mill towns in upstate new york and northern new england, believed to be modeled after the city he grew up in, gloversville, new york. Reading the four stories in trajectory is like receiving a master class in richard russo. Free download or read online empire falls pdf epub book. Russos straight man was a bit different from our usual book club fare, offering us a comical look at smalltown university life and politics in place of the more somber books weve read recently. Handpicked recommendations to authors who have a similar writing style to richard russo. The first edition of the novel was published in may 25th 1993, and was written by richard russo.
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