Writer, novelist, poet and dramatist

Here's what the critics say about my writing. "Robert Riche has given us the real thing. His book is disciplined and expansive, funny and sad in ways that only the finest novels ever are." - Richard Yates, author of "Revolutionary Road" and "The Easter Parade." "Funny as hell and nicely written." - Norman Mailer "Sharp humor and trenchant social satire." - Publisher's Weekly "A comic story about a harried executive. Makes the connection for us between the narrator's own rigidity an...

Here's what the critics say about my writing. "Robert Riche has given us the real thing. His book is disciplined and expansive, funny and sad in ways that only the finest novels ever are." - Richard Yates, author of "Revolutionary Road" and "The Easter Parade." "Funny as hell and nicely written." - Norman Mailer "Sharp humor and trenchant social satire." - Publisher's Weekly "A comic story about a harried executive. Makes the connection for us between the narrator's own rigidity and his country's diplomatic difficulties." - Kirkus "A breezy and effective first novel, often perceptive in its treatment of fathers, sons, and families." - Booklist "The strength of the book, besides its solid description, is its true-to-life observations of the protagonist Brock and his environme