Richard Russo's Birth Card: The King of Clubs

In the record

Richard Russo (born July 15, 1949) is an American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and teacher. The birth-card coordinate for July 15 is the King of Clubs — a calendar position, not a forecast of Richard Russo's 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction — Empire Falls.

Pulitzer Fiction record

• 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction — Empire Falls

Richard Russo is on the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction list for Empire Falls (https://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-year/2002). Richard Russo (Q558430, Wikipedia “Richard Russo”) appears here as a person-scope Fiction winner. Richard Russo is listed as the sole Fiction recipient for each year in this pack. Works in this pack for Richard Russo: 2002 Empire Falls. Richard Russo's English Wikipedia title is the same string as the harvested name. Birth date 1949-07-15 is the Wikipedia infobox day for Richard Russo, verified against Wikidata P569 1949-07-15 (match). Pulitzer.org bio date status for Richard Russo is unavailable. The harvested card symbol for July 15 is K♣. No day-precision Wikidata P570 death date is stored on this page for Richard Russo. Source URL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Russo is the Wikipedia article used for Richard Russo. This page does not invent a childhood or a private address for Richard Russo. It only names the calendar coordinate for July 15 and the Fiction titles already listed for Richard Russo.

The King of Clubs coordinate

Richard Russo was born July 15, 1949 (1949-07-15). Month 7 and day 15 give solar value 26, which is the King of Clubs (The Master Leader). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day). The year 1949 is unused, so Richard Russo's 1949 birth year does not move the card. The King of Clubs does not predict a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and is not a verdict on Richard Russo. Quoted system copy for the King of Clubs, not a biography of Richard Russo: You make the intellectual call in the open and you can revise it. You command through clarity and competence. You're the authority, the decision-maker, the one people look to for direction. Your thinking is decisive and clear. Harvested gifts listed for the King of Clubs: Clear thinking and decisive action; Natural authority and command; Ability to direct complex intellectual projects; Confidence that inspires confidence in others. Harvested life-direction line for the King of Clubs: Your curriculum is learning that good leadership means considering other perspectives. You're learning that clarity and humility can coexist.

Live King of Clubs meaning page

Wikipedia summary used as source_text

Richard Russo is an American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and teacher. In 2002, he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for his novel Empire Falls. Several of his works have been adapted into television series and movies. He is known for his realistic depictions of rural, small-town life in the Northeastern United States, particularly in Maine, Pennsylvania, and Russo's native Upstate New York.

Richard Russo in the public record

In 2002, he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for his novel Empire Falls. Several of his works have been adapted into television series and movies. He is known for his realistic depictions of rural, small-town life in the Northeastern United States, particularly in Maine, Pennsylvania, and Russo's native Upstate New York. Russo was born in Johnstown, New York, and raised in nearby Gloversville. His parents were divorced. His father, Jim Russo, was a highway worker. During Richard Russo's summer breaks from college, he and his father would work together on the road crew, then stop at pubs to tell stories about their work. Richard Russo has compared his father's process of altering his stories based on what got a laugh at the previous pub to the process of revising a novel.

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Richard Russo (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.

Where the record meets the King of Clubs

A card is a calendar coordinate, not a cause. What follows sets one line of the card's own published language beside one sentence of the sourced record, paired by a documented rule. It is a resemblance offered for the reader to weigh — not a claim about Richard Russo, and not a forecast of a Pulitzer.

Clear thinking and decisive action

Richard Russo (born July 15, 1949) is an American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and teacher.

Paired on the mind and communication — the domain ♣ governs in this system. Markers in the record: teacher, writer.

Also on the record

1. He earned a bachelor's degree, a Master of Fine Arts degree, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Arizona, which he attended from 1967 through 1979.
2. The subject of his doctoral dissertation was the works of the early American writer, historian and editor Charles Brockden Brown.
3. While in graduate school, Russo admired Mark Twain and Charles Dickens' writing styles.
4. Russo was teaching in the English department at Southern Illinois University Carbondale when his first novel, Mohawk, was published, in 1986.

Other Fiction winners with this card

• John Hersey — 1945 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction — A Bell for Adano

FAQ

What is Richard Russo's birth card?

The King of Clubs. July 15 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. Richard Russo's year of birth is not used.

Does a birth card predict a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?

No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast awards, novels, character, or fate.

Where do Richard Russo's dates and Fiction credits come from?

Birth date 1949-07-15 is the day-precision Wikipedia infobox date for Richard Russo, verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Year-only infoboxes and Wikipedia↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Winner identity comes from the Wikipedia Pulitzer Prize for Fiction list, which cites Pulitzer.org year pages. The Fiction line is 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction — Empire Falls. Pulitzer.org bio date status is unavailable. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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