Independence Day
Independence Day won the Pulitzer Prize. In this visionary sequel to The Sportswriter, Richard Ford deepens his portrait of one of the most unforgettable characters in American fiction, and in so doing gives us an indelible portrait of America. Frank Bascombe, in the aftermath of his divorce and the ruin of his career, has entered an "Existence Period," selling real estate in Haddam, New Jersey, and mastering the high-wire act of normalcy. But over one Fourth of July weekend, Frank is called into sudden, bewildering engagement with life. Independence Day is a moving, peerlessly funny odyssey through America and through the layered consciousness of one of its most compelling literary incarnations, conducted by a novelist of astonishing empathy and perception.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- National Geographic Books
- Year
- 1996
- ISBN-13
- 9780679735182
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topics
- Divorce and family relationshipsAmerican identitySelf-discovery and midlife reflection
Awards
- Pulitzer Prize for FictionWonMajor(1996)
- National Book Critics Circle Award for FictionShortlistedMajor(1995)
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