{"product_id":"the-sportswriter-bascombe-trilogy-1-9780679762102","title":"The Sportswriter: Bascombe Trilogy (1)","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this \"powerful\" blockbuster of a novel (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e), the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eIndependence Day\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRICHARD FORD is the author of six novels and three collections of stories. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN\/Faulkner Award for \u003ci\u003eIndependence Day\u003c\/i\u003e and the PEN\/Malamud Award for excellence in short fiction. Ford's best known titles are \u003ci\u003eThe Sportswriter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIndependence Day\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lay of the Land\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLet Me Be Frank with You. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50643310608658,"sku":"9780679762102","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2b0156db-c8f4-40a9-abf1-9a5d7b914a7a.jpg?v=1733082457","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-sportswriter-bascombe-trilogy-1-9780679762102","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}