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Independence Day is a 1995 novel by Richard Ford and the sequel to Ford's 1986 novel The Sportswriter. This novel is the second in what is now a five-part series, the first being The Sportswriter. It was followed by The Lay of the Land (2006), Let Me Be Frank With You (2014) and Be Mine (2023). [1] Independence Day won the Pulitzer Prize and ...
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- Richard Ford
- June 13, 1995
- Alfred A. Knopf
Jan 1, 1995 · 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 18, 1995 · Frank has returned, 44 years old but still unconvinced that "life's leading someplace," to narrate Mr. Ford's spirited fifth novel, "Independence Day." The time is 1988, and Frank is looking ...
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Sep 18, 1995 · A review of the 1995 novel by Richard Ford, a masterpiece of American literature that depicts the life of a New Jersey realtor and his family over the July Fourth weekend. The reviewer praises Ford's prose, dialogue, and themes, and connects his novel to the historical and political context of the time.
Richard Ford receives the 1996 Pulitzer Prize from Columbia University President George Rupp. Winning Work. Independence Day. By Richard Ford. A visionary account of American life — and the long-awaited sequel to one of the most celebrated novels of the past decade — Independence Day reveals a man and our country with unflinching comedy and ...
Richard Ford (born February 16, 1944) is an American novelist and short story author, and writer of a series of novels featuring the character Frank Bascombe. [1] Ford's first collection of short stories, Rock Springs, was published in 1987. [2] [3] In the United States, Ford received the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for his novel Independence Day.
May 7, 1996 · Richard Ford (born February 16, 1944) 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 as well as the short story collection Rock Springs, which contains several widely anthologized stories.
