by Richard Russo · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782912517289
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«Le Déclin de l'Empire Whiting» is the novel by Richard Russo, published by Quai Voltaire in paperback (522 pages, in French).
The novel is set in a declining American city and follows its inhabitants through lives marked by family, work, social differences, and the weight of the past. The narrative combines everyday drama with the observation of a community watching its surroundings change.
Novel translated from English, originally published as Empire Falls; the cover indicates it won the Pulitzer Prize in 2002.
For readers of contemporary fiction interested in social portraits, family dramas, and declining communities.
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.
