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The Sportswriter - (Bascombe Trilogy) 2nd Edition by Richard Ford (Paperback)

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  • In this "powerful" blockbuster of a novel (The New York Times), the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Independence Day introduces his most beloved character, failed novelist turned sportswriter Frank Bascombe, during an Easter weekend, as he moves through the great losses of his life.
  • About the Author: RICHARD FORD is the author of six novels and three collections of stories.
  • 384 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary
  • Series Name: Bascombe Trilogy

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About the Book



To coordinate with the publication of its long-awaited sequel, Independence Day, Vintage is reissuing this novel. In the course of one Easter week, Frank Bascombe, a former novelist who now supports himself writing about men who live more successfully within themselves, walks the treacherous line between elation and searing regret. Profile in Vanity Fair.



Book Synopsis



In this "powerful" blockbuster of a novel (The New York Times), the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Independence Day introduces his most beloved character, failed novelist turned sportswriter Frank Bascombe, during an Easter weekend, as he moves through the great losses of his life.

As a sportswriter, Frank Bascombe makes his living studying people--men, mostly--who live entirely within themselves. This is a condition that Frank himself aspires to. But at thirty-eight, he suffers from incurable dreaminess, occasional pounding of the heart, and the not-too-distant losses of a career, a son, and a marriage. In the course of the Easter week in which Ford's moving novel transpires, Bascombe will end up losing the remnants of his familiar life, though with his spirits soaring.



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"Powerful.... So pliant and persuasive that we are instantly drawn into his story." --The New York Times



About the Author



RICHARD FORD is the author of six novels and three collections of stories. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award for Independence Day and the PEN/Malamud Award for excellence in short fiction. Ford's best known titles are The Sportswriter, Independence Day, The Lay of the Land, and Let Me Be Frank with You.
Dimensions (Overall): 7.94 Inches (H) x 5.28 Inches (W) x .85 Inches (D)
Weight: .6 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Series Title: Bascombe Trilogy
Sub-Genre: Literary
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Number of Pages: 384
Publisher: Vintage
Format: Paperback
Author: Richard Ford
Language: English
Street Date: June 13, 1995
TCIN: 76980050
UPC: 9780679762102
Item Number (DPCI): 247-08-9327
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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