The Whore's Child: Stories

ISBN: 0375726012

Author: Russo, Richard

Condition: New

This irresistible collection of short stories from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls reveals the imperfect bargains of marriage, the discoveries and disillusionments of childhood, and the unwinnable battles men and women insist on fighting with the past.An author whose laid-back understatements can be as sharp as other writers boldest declarations.the architect of stories you cant put down. -The New York TimesRichard Russo brings the same bittersweet wit, deep knowledge of human nature, and spellbinding narrative gifts that distinguish his best-selling novels.A cynical Hollywood moviemaker confronts his dead wifes lover and abruptly realizes the depth of his own passion. As his parents marriage disintegrates, a precocious fifth-grader distracts himself with meditations on baseball, spaghetti, and his place in the universe. And in the title story, an elderly nun enters a college creative writing class and plays havoc with its tidy notions of fact and fiction. The Whores Child is further proof that Russo is one of the finest writers we have, unsparingly truthful yet hugely compassionate and capable of creating characters real that they seem to step off the page.Look for Richard Russo's new book, Somebody's Fool, coming soon.