Empire falls
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Russo, Richard, 1949-
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PS3568.U812 E4 2002
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Domestic fiction.
Fathers and daughters -- Fiction.
Humorous stories.
Maine -- Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Restaurants -- Fiction.
Restaurateurs -- Fiction.
Working class -- Fiction.
Bisac Subjects
Fiction -- Family Life.
Fiction -- Literary.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Domestic fiction.
Fathers and daughters.
Fiction.
Humorous fiction.
Maine.
Psychological fiction.
Restaurants.
Restaurateurs.
Working class.
Other Subjects
18.06 Anglo-American literature.
Domestic fiction.
Father-daughter relationship -- Fiction.
Fathers and daughters -- Fiction.
Maine -- Fiction.
Maine -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Miscellaneous fiction.
Novels (texts)
Psychological fiction.
Pères et filles -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Restaurants -- Fiction.
Restaurants -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Restaurateurs (Alimentation) -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Restaurateurs -- Fiction.
Roman américain -- 1945- ...
Travailleurs -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Working class -- Fiction.

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Format
Book
Physical Desc
483 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
UPC
9780375726408

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,Grades 9-12,7.4,34,SD,Quiz 105691,English fiction.
Awards
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 2002.
Local note
SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Russo, R. (2002). Empire falls (First Vintage Contemporaries edition.). Vintage Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Russo, Richard, 1949-. 2002. Empire Falls. New York: Vintage Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Russo, Richard, 1949-. Empire Falls New York: Vintage Books, 2002.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Russo, R. (2002). Empire falls. First Vintage Contemporaries edn. New York: Vintage Books.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Russo, Richard. Empire Falls First Vintage Contemporaries edition., Vintage Books, 2002.

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