by Richard Russo · 10/18 · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782264036827
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«Le déclin de l'empire Whiting» (Empire Falls) is the novel by Richard Russo published by 10/18 in paperback (633 pages, in French).
In the decaying Empire Falls, Maine, Miles Roby runs the Empire Grill while dealing with his divorce, his daughter's adolescence, and his father's antics, under the sway of Mrs. Whiting. The Whiting clan's secrets surface and change his present. The novel is a humorous and melancholic chronicle of the American working class.
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2002. Translation by Jean-Luc Piningre. Falls series, volume 1. The original English title is Empire Falls.
For readers of contemporary fiction and literary fiction interested in ensemble portraits of declining communities and the secrets that run through families.
Richard Russo is an American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and teacher. In 2002, he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for his novel Empire Falls. Several of his works have been adapted into television series and movies. He is known for his realistic depictions of rural, small-town life in the Northeastern United States, particularly in Maine, Pennsylvania, and Russo's native Upstate New York.
