Everybody’s Fool

Everybody’s Fool

Published:
2016-05-03
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FBC Recommended R2.065
Pages:
496
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895 KB
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available
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no
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enabled

Description:

When Doug Raymer, chief of police of the forlornly depressed town of North Bath, N.Y., falls into an open grave during a funeral service, it is only the first of many farcical and grisly incidents in Russo's shaggy dog story of revenge and redemption.  Among the comical set pieces that propel the narrative are a poisonous snakebite, a falling brick wall, and a stigmatalike hand injury.  Filled with humor, heart, and hard-luck characters you can’t help but love, Everybody’s Fool is a crowning achievement from one of the great storytellers of our time.

Author Details:

Richard Russo is the author of ten novels, most recently "Somebody’s Fool", "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", won multiple awards for its screen adaptation, and in 2023 his novel "Straight Man" was adapted into the television series "Lucky Hank". In 2017, he received France’s Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine. Richard lives in Port­land, ME.