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ISBN-10: 0679762108
ISBN-13: 9780679762102
Publisher: Vintage
Publish Date: 06/13/1995
Dimensions: 7.94" L, 5.28" W, 0.85" H

The Sportswriter: Bascombe Trilogy (1)

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Overview

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.

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"Powerful.... So pliant and persuasive that we are instantly drawn into his story." –The New York Times
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Details

ISBN-10: 0679762108
ISBN-13: 9780679762102
Publisher: Vintage
Publish Date: 06/13/1995
Dimensions: 7.94" L, 5.28" W, 0.85" H
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