Empire falls
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Vintage Books, 2002.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st Vintage Contemporaries ed.
Physical Desc:
483 pages ; 21 cm
Status:
Essex Adult Paperback
PBK RUSSO
Description
Miles Roby has been slinging burgers at the Empire Grill for 20 years, a job that cost him his college education and much of his self-respect. What keeps him there? It could be his bright, sensitive daughter Tick, who needs all his help surviving the local high school. Or maybe it's Janine, Miles' soon-to-be ex-wife, who's taken up with a noxiously vain health-club proprietor. Or perhaps it's the imperious Francine Whiting, who owns everything in town-and seems to believe that "everything" includes Miles himself. In Empire Falls Richard Russo delves deep into the blue-collar heart of America ...
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Language:
English
ISBN:
0375726403, 9780375726408, 0307275132, 9780307275134
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 7.4, 34 Points
Level 7.4, 34 Points
Notes
General Note
Previously published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2001.
Description
Miles Roby has been slinging burgers at the Empire Grill for 20 years, a job that cost him his college education and much of his self-respect. What keeps him there? It could be his bright, sensitive daughter Tick, who needs all his help surviving the local high school. Or maybe it's Janine, Miles' soon-to-be ex-wife, who's taken up with a noxiously vain health-club proprietor. Or perhaps it's the imperious Francine Whiting, who owns everything in town-and seems to believe that "everything" includes Miles himself. In Empire Falls Richard Russo delves deep into the blue-collar heart of America ...
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,UG,7.4,34,105691
Awards
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 2002.
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Russo, R. (2002). Empire falls. 1st Vintage Contemporaries ed. Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Russo, Richard, 1949-. 2002. Empire Falls. Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Russo, Richard, 1949-, Empire Falls. Vintage Books, 2002.
MLA Citation (style guide)Russo, Richard. Empire Falls. 1st Vintage Contemporaries ed. Vintage Books, 2002.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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