The Sportswriter

Version: Unabridged
Author: Richard Ford
Narrator: Richard Poe
Genres: Fiction
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published In: June 2007
# of Units: 13 CDs
Length: 15 hours
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Overview

Richard Ford won the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award for his modern classic Independence Day. 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.

Author Details

Author Details

Ford, Richard

The author of five earlier novels and three collections of stories, Richard Ford was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award for "Independence Day," the first book to win both prizes. In 2001 he received the PEN/Malamud Award for excellence in short fiction.

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