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THE SPORTSWRITER

THE SPORTSWRITER Paperback - 1995

by Ford, Richard

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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.

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New York: Vintage, 1995. Very good+ (light edgewear and rubbing on covers; interior clean) paper-back book. . Soft Cover.
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  • Title THE SPORTSWRITER
  • Author Ford, Richard
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Later Printing
  • Pages 384
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Vintage, New York
  • Date 1995
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 003690
  • ISBN 9780679762102 / 0679762108
  • Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.94 x 5.28 x 0.85 in (20.17 x 13.41 x 2.16 cm)
  • Themes
    • Topical: Family
  • Library of Congress subjects Psychological fiction, Middle-aged men
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 85040675
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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From the publisher

The author of five novels and two collections of stories, Richard Ford was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award for Independence Day, the first book to win both prizes. In 2001 he received the PEN/Malamud Award for excellence in short fiction.

From the jacket flap

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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  • Men's Journal, 06/01/2012, Page 48

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.

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