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The Sportswriter

by Richard Ford · 1986 · 375 pages

Cillian Murphy
Cillian Murphy
Recommended by 1 elite

Recommended by 1 Elite

Cillian Murphy

About This Book

Frank Bascombe is a failed novelist turned sportswriter navigating an existential crisis over an Easter weekend. Struggling with the death of his son and a recent divorce, he examines his life in suburban New Jersey while searching for a sense of internal equilibrium.

Book Details

Published

1986

Pages

375

Language

en

ISBN

9780394743257

Awards & Recognition

PEN/Faulkner Award Finalist (1987)Time Magazine Five Best Books of 1986

Series

Part 1 of Frank Bascombe

Audiobook Available

14h 48m
Narrated by Richard Poe

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