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Empire Falls

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Small-town life, complex characters, and doomed legacy.

"Empire Falls" offers a rich tapestry of everyday life amidst the backdrop of a decaying American town. Richard Russo crafts deep, intricate characters grappling with their pasts and futures, making the novel resonate with anyone who appreciates nuanced storytelling and the bittersweet taste of reality. It's a narrative that is both poignant and humor-filled, appealing to those who enjoy novels that reflect the human condition with all its flaws and beauty.

  • Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (2002)
  • Ambassador Book Award for Fiction (2002)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Empire Falls

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ISBN: 9780679432470
Authors: Richard Russo
Publisher: Knopf
Date of Publication: 2001-05-08
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Contemporary, Literary Fiction
Goodreads rating: 3.94
(rated by 123378 readers)

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Welcome to Empire Falls, a blue-collar town full of abandoned mills whose citizens surround themselves with the comforts and feuds provided by lifelong friends and neighbors and who find humor and hope in the most unlikely places, in this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Richard Russo. Miles Roby has been slinging burgers at the Empire Grill for 20 years, a job that cost him his college education and much of his self-respect. What keeps him there? It could be his bright, sensitive daughter Tick, who needs all his help surviving the local high school. Or maybe it’s Janine, Miles’ soon-to-be ex-wife, who’s taken up with a noxiously vain health-club proprietor. Or perhaps it’s the imperious Francine Whiting, who owns everything in town – and seems to believe that “everything” includes Miles himself. In Empire Falls, Richard Russo delves deep into the blue-collar heart of America in a work that overflows with hilarity, heartache, and grace.
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Small-town life, complex characters, and doomed legacy.

"Empire Falls" offers a rich tapestry of everyday life amidst the backdrop of a decaying American town. Richard Russo crafts deep, intricate characters grappling with their pasts and futures, making the novel resonate with anyone who appreciates nuanced storytelling and the bittersweet taste of reality. It's a narrative that is both poignant and humor-filled, appealing to those who enjoy novels that reflect the human condition with all its flaws and beauty.

  • Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (2002)
  • Ambassador Book Award for Fiction (2002)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.