Roscoe (novel)

Roscoe
First edition cover
AuthorWilliam Kennedy
PublisherViking Press
Publication date
January 14, 2002
ISBN0-670-03029-5

Roscoe is a 2002 novel by American writer William Kennedy.[1][2][3] It depicts an aging politician who is a key behind-the-scenes player in Albany, New York's Democratic Party machine. Although many names have been changed and events added, the book is based on the O'Connell Machine that controlled Albany for decades. Some occurrences in the novel are based on actual events. Many of Kennedy's older relatives were minor figures in the machine.

As of 2013, the novel was being adapted as an opera by composer Evan Mack.[4]

References

  1. ^ "ROSCOE by William Kennedy". Publishers Weekly. November 19, 2001. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "Roscoe". Kirkus Reviews. October 15, 2001. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "Roscoe". Booklist. October 15, 2001. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  4. ^ Paul Grondahl (June 5, 2013). "Kennedy novel to become an opera". Times Union. Retrieved March 26, 2016.


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