In his trio of bestselling novels - The Sportswriter, Pulitzer
Prize and PEN/Faulkner-winning Independence Day, and The Lay of the
Land - Richard Ford set out the zeitgeist of an entire generation,
through the divining and wit of his now-famous literary chronicler,
Frank Bascombe, one of the most indelible, provocative and
anticipated characters in modern American literature. In Let Me Be
Frank With You, Ford returns with four deftly linked Christmas
stories narrated by the iconic Bascombe. Now sixty-eight, Frank
resides again in the New Jersey suburb of Haddam, and has thrived -
seemingly but not utterly - amidst the devastations of Hurricane
Sandy. The desolations of Sandy, which left houses, shorelines and
countless lives unmoored and flattened, are the perfect backdrop
and touchstone for Ford - and Bascombe. With a flawless comedic
sensibility and unblinking intelligence, these stories range over
the full complement of universal subjects: ageing, race, loss,
faith, marriage, the real estate debacle - the tumult of the world
we live in. Through Bascombe - funny, profane, touching, wise,
often inappropriate - we share the aspirations and sorrows,
longings, achievements and failings of American life in the morning
of the new century. With his trademark candour and brimming wit,
Richard Ford brings Bascombe back in all his imperfect glory to say
(often hilariously) what all of us are thinking but few will voice
aloud.
General
Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
November 2014 |
Authors: |
Richard Ford
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Dimensions: |
234 x 153 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
240 |
Edition: |
Export/Airside ed |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4088-5349-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
Promotions
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LSN: |
1-4088-5349-3 |
Barcode: |
9781408853498 |
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