Tom Lynch

The New York novelist and screenwriter comes to town this week to discuss his writing and screenwriting adaptation. The award-winning author of six novels, including "Freedomland," "Clockers" and "Samaritan," Price wrote his first screenplay in 1986, for the Scorsese-helmed Paul Newman/Tom Cruise pool-cue vehicle "The Color of Money." "Sea of Love," "Clockers" and "Ransom" followed, and something became abundantly clear--Richard Price thrives on suspense and keeps his readers (and viewers) right there with him. From "The Wanderers" (his first book, about life lived in the Bronx) on, Price has been able to pace himself while generating work, never rushing something unfinished, never getting tied up in both punching out a screenplay and finishing a novel. He once said about his work: "I prefer to write novels because, well, I'm a novelist. I feel like an artist when I'm writing a novel, when I'm working on a screenplay I feel like a craftsman." Crafty, indeed.

Richard Price discusses his work on February 21 and 22 at Roosevelt University, 430 South Michigan Avenue.

(2005-02-15)

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