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Richard russo s slyly funny and moving novel follows the unexpected operation of grace in a deadbeat town in upstate new york and in the life of one of its unluckiest citizens, sully, who has been doing the wrong thing triumphantly for fifty years. Nobody s fool vintage contemporaries kindle edition by russo, richard. Divorced from his own wife and carrying on halfheartedly with another mans, saddled with a bum knee and friends who make enemies seem redundant, sully. With its uproarious humor and a heart that embraces humanitys follies as well as its triumphs, nobody s fool, from pulitzer prizewinning author, richard russo, is storytelling at its most generous. The first book was made into a movie starring paul newman. The first edition of the novel was published in may 25th 1993, and was written by richard russo. Even though his tales of contemporary smalltown america, with all its idiosyncrasies and flaws, often cover familiar and, indeed, similar ground, russo s ability to reinvent characters and to draw them with a level of personal detail and affection is perhaps with the exception of charles dickens almost. Nobodys fool book by richard russo 8 available editions. Richard russo was born july 15, 1949, in johnstown and grew up in gloversville, new york. Richard russo returns to north bath, ny, in everybody s fool the pulitzerprize winning author of empire falls says his characters are inspired by his parents workingclass world war ii. Download everybodys fool audiobook by richard russo. Nobodys fool by richard russo from briefs to books. Aug 12, 2003 listen free to nobody s fool audiobook by richard russo with a 30 day free trial. May 08, 2016 everybodys fool by richard russo 477 pp.
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It is a sequel to a book he published in 1993 called nobodys fool. I saw the movie starring paul newman, and enjoyed it but, more to the point, i am a fan of pulitzer prizewinning russo s other novels. Buy nobodys fool by russo, richard from amazons fiction books store. Sully, a fitfully employed 60yearold construction worker, is a cheerful curmudgeon who has made a lifetime of bad decisions. We hope that they will provide you with different ways of looking atand talking abouta novel whose size, opulence of character and description, broad social canvas, and sheer narrative zest suggest the books of dickens, john. In nobody s fool, he writes another excellent tale of smalltown life, a setting he revisits in his masterpiece, empire falls. For businessexclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable vat invoices.
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