Straight Man

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.

Richard Russo