Independence day / by Richard Ford.
Like most people Frank Bascombe of New Jersey, a divorced realtor, has plans for the Fourth of July weekend: find a new home for a client, see his semi-girlfriend and take his son to a sports hall of fame. Instead, one disappointment follows another, but he takes them in his stride--philosophically....
Uniform Title: | Jack and Susan Davis Rare Book Collection.
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Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
1995.
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Edition: | First edition. |
Series: | Jack and Susan Davis Rare Book Collection.
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Ownership and Custodial History: |
Author's autograph on recto of front fly-leaf. |
Local Note: |
MSU: Gift of Jack and Susan Davis.
MSU: In slipcase. |
Physical Description: | 451 pages ; 24 cm |
Format: | Book |
Summary: |
Like most people Frank Bascombe of New Jersey, a divorced realtor, has plans for the Fourth of July weekend: find a new home for a client, see his semi-girlfriend and take his son to a sports hall of fame. Instead, one disappointment follows another, but he takes them in his stride--philosophically. By the author of The Sportswriter. |
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Note: | Uncorrected proof--not for sale--Back cover. Sequel to: The Sportswriter. |
Call Number: | PS3556.O713 I53 1995j |
Awards: | Pulitzer Prize, Fiction, 1996 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, 1996 |