Contemporary Literary Criticism | Russo, Richard - Further Reading

FURTHER READING

CRITICISM

Cooper, Rand Richards. “Bitter Harvests.” New York Times Book Review (14 July 2002): 10.

Cooper notes the significantly darker tone of Russo's short stories in The Whore's Child and Other Stories.

Gussow, Mel. “Writing a Novel in the Deli, Making Revisions in the Bar.” New York Times (29 August 2001): E1.

Gussow provides an overview of Russo's life and career upon the publication of Empire Falls.

Hemley, Robin. “The Howls of Ivy: Richard Russo's Funny but Sad Tale of a Professor with a Pack of Problems.” Chicago Tribune Books (3 August 1997): 3.

Hemley lauds Russo's “rollicking” satire of academia in Straight Man.

Kakutani, Michiko. “Books of the Times.” New York Times (15 October 1986): C24.

Kakutani praises Russo's overall accomplishment with Mohawk, but criticizes the novel for components of melodrama...

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