The Sportswriter: Bascombe Trilogy (1) - Paperback
by Richard Ford
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Availability:In StockContributor:Richard FordSeries:Bascombe TrilogyPublish date:1995-06-13Pages:384
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780679762102ISBN-10:679762108UPC:9780679762102Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Sports, Family LifeSize:7.94 x 5.28 x 0.85 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SCA2HSRQEG
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.
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.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780679762102ISBN-10:679762108UPC:9780679762102Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Sports, Family LifeSize:7.94 x 5.28 x 0.85 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SCA2HSRQEG
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.
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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