num_pages: 418
description: From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls comes a wonderfully written novel about a small town in New York whose citizens have fallen on hard times. "Immensely readable and sympathetic.... Mr. Russo has an instinctive gift for capturing the rhythms of small-town life." — The New York TimesMohawk, New York, is one of those small towns that lie almost entirely on the wrong side of the tracks. Dallas Younger, a star athlete in high school, now drifts from tavern to poker game, losing money, and, inevitably, another set of false teeth. His ex-wife, Anne, is stuck in a losing battle with her mother over the care of her sick father. And their son, Randall, is deliberately neglecting his school work—because in a place like Mohawk it doesn't pay to be too smart.In Mohawk, Russo explores these lives with profound compassion and flint-hard wit. Out of derailed ambitions and old loves, secret hatreds and communal myths, he has created a richly plotted, densely populated, and wonderfully written novel that captures every nuance of America's backyard.Look for Richard Russo's new book, Somebody's Fool , coming soon.
language: English
title: Mohawk
titlecomplete: Mohawk
genres: Fiction, American, The United States Of America, Drama, Literature, Novels, Contemporary, New York, Modern, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 5954
places: Upstate New York, Mohawk Valley, New York
publisher: Vintage