by Richard Russo · Editorial Anagrama · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788433967299
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«Alto riesgo» is a contemporary fiction novel by Richard Russo, published by Editorial Anagrama in paperback (504 pages, in Spanish).
The novel follows Ned, a boy growing up in Mohawk, New York. His father, a war veteran, has a clear plan: drink, frequent brothels, and bet on horses. After a conjugal shooting with no fatalities and his mother's affair with a priest, Ned moves in with his father and discovers a world of bars, pool halls, and male friendships.
Novel originally published in 1988 as The Risk Pool, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. The Spanish edition belongs to Anagrama's Compactos collection (no. 296), translated by Gemma Rovira.
For readers of contemporary fiction and coming-of-age novels set in small-town America.
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.
