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Crime fiction, drama, mystery. Notable works. The Wanderers, Clockers. Spouse. Lorraine Adams. 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).
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 ...
Richard Price 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.
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.
