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Mohawk (1986) is the debut novel by American author Richard Russo. Plot. The book is set in Mohawk, an upstate New York mill town in a decline following that of its leather tanning industry. The Mohawk Grill, a diner run by Harry Saunders, is featured. The novel explores the lives of two intersecting families, the Grouses and the ...
1 de ene. de 2001 · The author’s debut novel. An engaging, sometimes humorous novel set in Mohawk, an upstate New York mill town in decline. The novel features two families, the Grouses and the Gaffneys. Mather Grouse and Rory Gaffney are long time enemies. There is good plot momentum with an eventful ending!
Novels. Mohawk (Vintage Books, 1986) The Risk Pool (Random House, 1988) Nobody's Fool (Random House, 1993) Straight Man (Random House, 1997) Empire Falls (Alfred A. Knopf, 2001) Bridge of Sighs (Alfred A. Knopf, 2007) That Old Cape Magic (Alfred A. Knopf, 2009) Everybody's Fool (Alfred A. Knopf, 2016) Chances Are... (Alfred A. Knopf ...
In Mohawk, Russo explores these lives with profound compassion and flint-hard wit. Out of derailed ambitions and old loves, secret hatreds and communal myths, he has created a richly plotted, densely populated, and wonderfully written novel that captures every nuance of America’s backyard.
He has written numerous books including Mokawk, The Risk Pool, Straight Man, Bridge of Sighs, and That Old Cape Magic, as well as a short story collection, The Whore's Child. His novel Empire...
12 de abr. de 1994 · In Mohawk, Russo explores these lives with profound compassion and flint-hard wit. Out of derailed ambitions and old loves, secret hatreds and communal myths, he has created a richly plotted, densely populated, and wonderfully written novel that captures every nuance of America's backyard.
Plot. The book is set in Mohawk, an upstate New York mill town in a decline following that of its leather tanning industry. The Mohawk Grill, a diner run by Harry Saunders, is featured. The novel explores the lives of two intersecting families, the Grouses and the Gaffneys.
