Writing
Richard Russo
Born
1949-07-15 (77)
Known for
Writing
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4 titles
Richard A. Russo is an American novelist, screenwriter, and teacher. In 2002, he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for his novel Empire Falls. Several of his works have been adapted into television series and films.
Known for
6.0Coleman Silk is a worldly and admired professor who loses his job after unwittingly making a racial slur. To clear his name, Silk writes a book about the events with his friend and colleague Nathan Zuckerman, who in the process discovers a dark secret Silk has hidden his whole life. All the while, Silk engages in an affair with Faunia Farley, a younger woman whose tormented past threatens to unravel the layers of deception Silk has constructed.
The Human Stain
2003
6.7A pastor preoccupied with writing the perfect sermon fails to realize that his wife is having an affair and his children are up to no good.
Keeping Mum
2005
5.9A shady lawyer attempts a Christmas Eve crime, hoping to swindle the local mob out of some money. But his partner, a strip club owner, might have different plans for the cash.
The Ice Harvest
2005
6.1A retired detective accepts a simple task, unaware that it will tear open old, forgotten, but deadly wounds.
Twilight
1998
Film credits
Behind the camera
6.7A pastor preoccupied with writing the perfect sermon fails to realize that his wife is having an affair and his children are up to no good.
Keeping Mum
2005
5.9A shady lawyer attempts a Christmas Eve crime, hoping to swindle the local mob out of some money. But his partner, a strip club owner, might have different plans for the cash.
The Ice Harvest
2005
6.1A retired detective accepts a simple task, unaware that it will tear open old, forgotten, but deadly wounds.
Twilight
1998