An astounding novel of American life, and the long-awaited sequel to The Sportswriter. As he continues the story of Frank Bascombe and his life in Haddam, New Jersey, Ford captures the mystery of life--in all its conflicted glory--with grand humor, intense compassion, and transfixing power.
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An astounding novel of American life, and the long-awaited sequel to The Sportswriter. As he continues the story of Frank Bascombe and his life in Haddam, New Jersey, Ford captures the mystery of life--in all its conflicted glory--with grand humor, intense compassion, and transfixing power.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Good. Hardcover This item shows wear from consistent use but remains in good readable condition. It may have marks on or in it, and may show other signs of previous use or shelf wear. May have minor creases or signs of wear on dust jacket. Packed with care, shipped promptly.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 9x6x1; Minor shelf wear to binding on corners, edges & spine. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Small stains on pastedowns & endpapers. Previous owners name on ffep. Previous owners embossed library stamp on several pages throughout. Dj lightly worn around edges. Dust jacket in a mylar cover.
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Very Good. Condition: Very Good; Softcover. Advance Reader's Edition. Signed by Ford on title page. Signature only. The book is in Very Good condition with clean covers, square corners and a tight binding. Touch of soiling to bottom of text block.
This book received the Pulitzer for Fiction in 1996, which is very revealing about the standards used by the Pulitzer judges. The writing and structure is skillful, to be sure, but the protagonist and his allegedly sordid life are really incredibly square (he wears yellow socks and sells real estate!). And he goes on and on about how wise he is, which is very tedious. For those readers who live in gated communities and play golf, this will thrill you, because he is a typical empty-headed, attachment-disordered American capitalist. For readers searching for quality literature and bold characters and ideas, this book will disappoint.
