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Nobody's Fool

Richard Russo

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In 1750, without warning or apparent reason, the mineral springs of the colonial resort town of Bath, New York, ran dry. A little more than two hundred years later, after numerous warnings and for too many reasons, Sully, the unluckiest man in this unlucky town, isn't doing too hot either. He's broke, out of a job, and the owner of a dead pickup truck. The good news? Sully has the dumbest man in North Bath as his devoted friend, a long-suffering, long-married woman who loves him, a forgiving eighty-year-old landlady who converses with her late husband, a spastic doberman as a watchdog, and the finest one-legged drunken Jewish lawyer this side of Albany. Now, if Sully could only banish his father's slyly grinning ghost and earn his own son's respect, he might just turn the whole damn thing around. Nobody's Fool is a funny, roguish novel that captures the imagination and provides a rich journey into a special world peopled by characters so real, so vital, we feel we've known them all our lives. As he did with his critically acclaimed Mohawk and The Risk Pool, Richard Russo brilliantly invents an unforgettable and luminously magical time and place. And, in doing so, Russo secures his place among America's great writers and most captivating storytellers.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Vintage
  • Publish Date: Apr 12nd, 1994
  • Pages: 560
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.06in - 5.20in - 0.93in - 0.89lb
  • EAN: 9780679753339
  • Recommended age: 04-08
  • Categories: • Small Town & Rural• Literary• Family Life - General

About the Author

RICHARD RUSSO is the author of nine novels, most recently Chances Are..., Everybody's Fool and That Old Cape Magic; two collections of stories; and the memoir Elsewhere. In 2002 he received the Pulitzer Prize for Empire Falls, which, like Nobody's Fool, was adapted into a multiple-award-winning miniseries; in 2017, he received France's Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine. He lives in Port­land, Maine.

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"Another writer who belongs in the American pantheon. His writing flows like the rivers that often run through his fictional towns. Russo captures small-town life perfectly, without ever resorting to stereotypes or calling attention to his wonderful way with words."

– Don Winslow is a crime novelist.
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When Paul Newman appeared in the movie version of Richard Russo’s novel “Nobody’s Fool,” the author got to see another side of the actor. https://t.co/rGaEPRkho9

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If you enjoyed the documentary about the Paul Newman/Joanne Woodward marriage, which was mesmerizing for its revelations & candor, check out Richard Russo's fascinating essay about Newman, who starred in the movie version of Russo's novel, NOBODY'S FOOL. https://t.co/BePObNDUwm

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Praise for this book

"Remarkable.... A revelation of the human heart." --The Washington Post

"Russo is a master craftsman....Nobody's Fool is a big, rambunctious novel with endless riffs and unstoppable human hopefulness." --The Boston Globe

"Simple as family love, yet nearly as complicated, Richard Russo's confident, assured novel sweeps the reader up in the daily life of its characters." --San Francisco Chronicle

What people are saying

Mentioner image for: The Week
The Week
2 years

"Another writer who belongs in the American pantheon. His writing flows like the rivers that often run through his fictional towns. Russo captures small-town life perfectly, without ever resorting to stereotypes or calling attention to his wonderful way with words."

– Don Winslow is a crime novelist.
theweek.com
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New York Times Books
@nytimesbooks
2 years

All things books from The New York Times. You like reading, we do too.

When Paul Newman appeared in the movie version of Richard Russo’s novel “Nobody’s Fool,” the author got to see another side of the actor. https://t.co/rGaEPRkho9

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