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The Sportswriter is a 1986 novel by Richard Ford, and the first of five books of fiction to feature the protagonist Frank Bascombe. [1] In The Sportswriter, Bascombe is portrayed as a failed novelist turned sportswriter who undergoes an existential crisis following the death of his son. The sequel to The Sportswriter is the Pulitzer Prize ...
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- Richard Ford
- March 1986
- Vintage
Mar 1, 1986 · Richard Ford, born February 16, 1944 in Jackson, Mississippi, is an American novelist and short story writer. His best-known works are the novel The Sportswriter and its sequels, Independence Day, The Lay of the Land and Let Me Be Frank With You, and the short story collection Rock Springs, which contains several widely anthologized stories.
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Jun 13, 1995 · The Sportswriter: Bascombe Trilogy (1) Paperback – June 13, 1995. by Richard Ford (Author) 3.8 1,070 ratings. Book 1 of 4: Frank Bascombe. See all formats and editions. 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 ...
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The Sportswriter (1986) by American novelist Richard Ford introduces the loveable, if mediocre, Frank Bascombe, a character Ford would develop in three future novels, including Independence Day, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1995. Collectively, the four novels are known as “The Bascombe Novels.”. The Sportswriter was praised for its ...
Aug 28, 2020 · Internet Archive. Language. English. 375 pages ; 21 cm. At the beginning of his career, a young man gives up his chance to become a successful novelist in order to work as a sportswriter. "A Vintage original"--Title page verso. Access-restricted-item.
Jun 18, 1996 · THE SPORTSWRITER is a literary, philosophical examination of four days in the life of Frank Bascombe, a nice, ordinary guy who lives in the fictional town of Haddam, New Jersey, about halfway between New York and Philadelphia. In about two weeks, on May 4, 1984, Frank will be 39 years old.
- Richard Ford
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 ...
