The Lay of the Land: Bascombe Trilogy (3) - Paperback
by Richard Ford
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Availability:In StockContributor:Richard FordSeries:Vintage ContemporariesPublish date:2007-07-24Pages:496
Languages:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9780679776673ISBN-10:679776672UPC:9780679776673Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Family Life, BiographicalSize:7.92 x 5.26 x 1.09 inchesWeight:0.8113Product ID:SCKE652VRQ
NATIONAL BESTSELLER - NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST - The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Independence Day and The Sportswriter brings back the unforgettable Frank Bascombe in this astonishing meditation on modern-day America.
A sportswriter and a real estate agent, husband and father--Frank Bascombe has been many things to many people. His uncertain youth behind him, we follow him through three days during the autumn of 2000, when his trade as a realtor on the Jersey Shore is thriving. But as a presidential election hangs in the balance, and a post-nuclear-family Thanksgiving looms before him, Frank discovers that what he terms "the Permanent Period" is fraught with unforeseen perils. An astonishing meditation on America today and filled with brilliant insights, The Lay of the Land is a magnificent achievement from one of the most celebrated chroniclers of our time. Also available in the Bascombe Trilogy: The Sportswriter and Independence Day
A sportswriter and a real estate agent, husband and father--Frank Bascombe has been many things to many people. His uncertain youth behind him, we follow him through three days during the autumn of 2000, when his trade as a realtor on the Jersey Shore is thriving. But as a presidential election hangs in the balance, and a post-nuclear-family Thanksgiving looms before him, Frank discovers that what he terms "the Permanent Period" is fraught with unforeseen perils. An astonishing meditation on America today and filled with brilliant insights, The Lay of the Land is a magnificent achievement from one of the most celebrated chroniclers of our time. Also available in the Bascombe Trilogy: The Sportswriter and Independence Day
Languages:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9780679776673ISBN-10:679776672UPC:9780679776673Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Family Life, BiographicalSize:7.92 x 5.26 x 1.09 inchesWeight:0.8113Product ID:SCKE652VRQ
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.
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