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A visionary account of American life--and the long-awaited sequel to one of the most celebrated novels of the past decade--Independence Day reveals a man and our country with unflinching comedy and the specter of hope and even permanence, all of which Richard Ford evokes with a keen intelligence, perfect emotional pitch, and a voice invested Independence Day captures the mystery of life — in all its conflicted glory — with grand humour, intense compassion and transfixing power. In Haddam, summer floats over tree-softened streets like a sweet lotion balm from a careless, languorous god, and the world falls in tune with its own mysterious anthems. Ford follows his much-celebrated The Sportswriter (1986), picking up the story about six years later, as Frank Bascombe, now in his 40s, emerges from the midlife crisis depicted in the earlier book. No longer a writer of any kind, Frank sells real estate in Haddam, New Jersey, during the boom period of the '80s. His promise as a fiction writerstill dwelled upon at lengthcan be the only Frank's Independence Day, however, turns out not as he'd planned, and this decent, appealingly bewildered, profoundly observant man is wrenched, gradually and inevitably, out of his private refuge. Independence Day captures the mystery of life — in all its conflicted glory — with grand humour, intense compassion and transfixing power. Celebrate Independence Day with exciting deals at Laura Ford of Sullivan, LLC in Sullivan, MO! Shop our Fourth of July offers and drive home your dream vehicle today. Independence Day by Ford, Richard, 1944- Publication date 1995 Topics Real estate agents -- Fiction, Fathers and sons -- Fiction, Divorced men -- Fiction, Divorced men, Fathers and sons, Real estate agents, New Jersey -- Fiction, New Jersey Publisher Boston ; Toronto : Little, Brown and Company (Canada) Collection internetarchivebooks Our Reading Guide for Independence Day by Richard Ford includes Book Club Discussion Questions, Book Reviews, Plot Summary-Synopsis and Author Bio. Independence Day is a 1995 Pulitzer Prize winning novel by the American author Richard Ford. It is the second in the Bascombe Trilogy of novels that includes 1986’s The Sportswriter and 2006’s Lay of the Land. Book 2 Independence Day by Richard Ford 3.86 · 16,583 Ratings · 951 Reviews · published 1995 · 109 editions 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. Independence day by Ford, Richard, 1944- Publication date 1995 Topics Real estate agents, Fathers and sons, Divorced men Publisher New York : A.A. Knopf Collection internetarchivebooks; americana; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English Item Size 619.5M But Frank's Independence Day turns out not as he'd planned. This decent, appealingly bewildered, profoundly observant man is wrenched, gradually and inevitably, out of his private refuge. And in this embattled ascent Richard Ford captures the mystery of life - in all its conflicted glory - with grand humor, intense compassion and transfixing power Independence Day is a 1995 novel by Richard Ford and the sequel to Ford's 1986 novel The Sportswriter. This novel is the second in what is now a five-part series, the first being The Sportswriter. 🎉 Celebrate Freedom! 🎉 Join us for the Independence Celebration, presented by Floor & Decor, filled with fun, food, and fireworks! This one day event includes a kiddie carnival, adult beverages, live entertainment from Ryan Abel and Two Story Road, and so much more! The night ends with a firework extravaganza unrivaled by anyone in the CSRA. In The Sportswriter, to which Independence Day is the sequel, Ford’s hero Frank Bascombe inhabited a world that was just large enough for his personal tragedies and philanderings and not With a mastery second to none, Richard Ford has created, and continues to develop in "Independence Day," a character we know as well as we know our next-door neighbors. A visionary account of American life--and the long-awaited sequel to one of the most celebrated novels of the past decade--Independence Day reveals a man and our country with unflinching comedy and the specter of hope and even permanence, all of which Richard Ford evokes with keen intelligence, perfect emotional pitch, and a voice invested with absolute authority. Independence Day stands as a powerful sequel, deepening the narrative of Frank Bascombe. Richard Ford transports readers into a detailed portrayal of American life filled with intricacies. Richard Ford Richard Ford (born February 16, 1944) is an American novelist and short story writer. His best-known works are the novel The Sportswriter and its sequels, Independence Day, The Lay of the Land and Let Me Be Frank with You as well as the short story collection Rock Springs, which contains several widely anthologized stories. How does Ford's novel meet all of Adams's requirements? With its varied allusions to light, what source of "illumination" does Independence Day offer to modern America?
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