First published 2017
In "Trajectory," Richard Russo delivers four tales of ordinary people facing extraordinary challenges. A tenured professor confronts a plagiarist while reckoning with her own shortcomings. A realtor with a dire diagnosis grapples with his father's legacy. A lapsed novelist struggles to revive his career as his wife's health declines. And a semi-retired professor is conned into a disastrous Biennale tour. Russo's characters must navigate family, ambition, and mortality, often finding unexpected strength in the face of life's unexpected turns.
Genres: literary-fiction, american-fiction, contemporary, 21st-century, family-drama, academic
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: ordinary-people, unexpected-turns
256 pages · Hardcover · Knopf