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Richard Price (born October 12, 1949) is an American novelist and screenwriter, known for the books The Wanderers (1974), Clockers (1992) and Lush Life (2008). Price's novels explore late-20th-century urban America in a gritty, realistic manner that has brought him considerable literary acclaim. Several of his novels are set in a fictional ...
Richard Price. Writer: Sea of Love. Richard Price was born on 12 October 1949 in The Bronx, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Sea of Love (1989), Ransom (1996) and The Wire (2002).
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Also writes under the pen name Harry Brandt. A self-described "middle class Jewish kid," Price grew up in a housing project in the northeast Bronx. Today, he lives in New York City with his family. Price graduated from the Bronx High School of Science in 1967 and obtained a BA from Cornell University and an MFA from Columbia.
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Richard Price (born October 12, 1949) is an American novelist and screenwriter, known for the books The Wanderers (1974), Clockers (1992) and Lush Life (2008). Price's novels explore late-20th-century urban America in a gritty, realistic manner that has brought him considerable literary acclaim. Several of his novels are set in a fictional ...
Feb 19, 2015 · The author of “Clockers” and, as Harry Brandt, “The Whites” regrets reading “Sophie’s Choice” in 1982: “Never ever read a powerful novel when you’re trying to write a novel of ...
Nov 29, 2009 · A conversation with Richard Price, author of "Clockers," "Lush Life" and — among other things — several episodes of HBO's "The Wire." Price appears in Seattle Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.
Feb 1, 2008 · Richard Price is the author of seven novels—the latest of which, Lush Life, comes out in March. He’s also a screenwriter and a contributor to the writing staff of The Wire. This interview was ...
