The Sportswriter by Richard Ford audiobook

The Sportswriter

By Richard Ford
Read by Richard Poe

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The Bascombe Series: Book 1

14.80 Hours • Unabridged
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    ISBN: 9781436123914

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    ISBN: 9781664480612

Richard Ford won the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award for his modern classic Independence Day (C2951). In this first volume of his Frank Bascombe trilogy, Bascombe is a sportswriter attempting to cope with his failed marriage and the death of his son. Unable to establish true connections with people, Bascombe drifts into and out of various relationships, but retains an introspective eye that allows him to transcend life's obstacles.

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Summary

Summary

One of Time Magazine's Best 100 English-Language Novels from 1923–2005

A 1987 PEN/Faulkner Award Finalist

Richard Ford won the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award for his modern classic Independence Day (C2951). In this first volume of his Frank Bascombe trilogy, Bascombe is a sportswriter attempting to cope with his failed marriage and the death of his son. Unable to establish true connections with people, Bascombe drifts into and out of various relationships, but retains an introspective eye that allows him to transcend life's obstacles.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“A compelling novel about a survivor, shell-shocked by life, who just happens to be a sportswriter the way Willy Loman just happens to be a salesman…Ford is writing about modern uncommitted man, lashing himself to the railing of mundane daily life, trying to get through the storm.” —New York Times
“With its small gallery of sharply drawn characters, its seep vision of the way we live, its forceful and often soaring, sometimes downright moving way of speech, and its reverberating, redemptive plot, Ford’s novel overcomes an excess of virtues…with a deftness and intensity that we find in few books.” —Los Angeles Herald Examiner
“An appreciation of the mystery of things as they are.” —Time
“As humane a novelist as America can offer.” —Kansas City Star
“Without intruding on the very real momentum of his many characters, Ford lifts his story into the realm of fable.” —Village Voice

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Author Bio: Richard Ford

Author Bio: Richard Ford

Richard Ford is the multiaward–winning author of short stories and numerous books, including Independence Day, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction and the PEN/Faulkner Award. Both Canada and Let Me Be Frank with You made the New York Times bestsellers list.

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Available Formats : Digital Download, CD
Category: Fiction/Literary
Runtime: 14.80
Audience: Adult
Language: English

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