The Sportswriter: Bascombe Trilogy (1) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780679762102)

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.

Author: Richard Ford
ISBN-10: 0679762108
ISBN-13: 9780679762102
Publisher: Vintage
Language: English
Published: 06/13/1995
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 7.94h x 5.28w x 0.85d

Review Citation(s):
Men's Journal 06/01/2012 pg. 48