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Breakfast with buddha, a nominee for the international impac dublin literary award, now in its 20th printing. Browse audiobooks written by roland merullo sorted by. Roland merullo books list of books by author roland merullo. What connections can be drawn from this event to marjories story. When otto ringling embarked on a road trip eight years ago with his russian monk brotherinlaw, volya rinpoche, in breakfast with buddha, he exposed the spiritual master to the messy intricacies of a. Roland merullo has 30 books on goodreads with 73201 ratings. Roland merullo is the author of 14 books including the novels breakfast with buddha, a nominee for the international impac dublin literary award, in revere, in those days, a booklist editors choice, revere beach boulevard, named as one of new englands top 100 essential books by the boston globe, the talk funny girl, a finalist for the new england book award and the memoir, revere beach. Merullo not only displays an inventive use of language in creating the richards strange dialect but also delivers a triumphant story of one lonely girl s resilience. Roland merullo born september 19, 1953 is an american author who writes novels, essays.
His debut novel, called leaving losapas, was released in the year 1991. The talk funny girl was a 2012 alex award winner, which the massachusetts center for the book and the massachusetts library association called a must read. Roland merullo newsletter august 2015 constant contact. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the talkfunny girl.
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In this richly evocative novelthe moving story of one boys coming of ageacclaimed author roland merullo will make you nostalgic for a small massachusetts city called revere even if youve never been there. To praise roland merullos recent novel the talk funny girl as a roadmap for overcoming abuse is to miss the point. The rural southwesterm vermont setting in merullo s new novel is rich with. Gradually, skepticism yields to amazement as he realizes that his companion might just be the real thing. Ellen meeropol of odyssey bookshop in south hadley recommends the talkfunny girl by roland merullo crown. When his sister tricks him into taking her guru on a trip to their childhood home, otto ringling, a confirmed skeptic. Roland merullos book, the talkfunny girl, takes place in the gritty real world, but is rooted in a. In a little love story, roland merullowinner of the massachusetts book award and the maria thomas fiction awardhas created a sometimes poignant, sometimes hilarious tale of attraction and loyalty, jealousy and grief.
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