About the book
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • PEN/FAULKNER AWARD WINNER • INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • From one of his generation’s greatest writers comes the sequel to The Sportswriter, starring Frank Bascombe, who “has earned a place beside Willy Loman and Harry Angstrom in our literary landscape ... with a wry wit and a fin de siècle wisdom that is very much his own” (The New York Times Book Review).
Frank Bascombe, in the aftermath of his divorce and the ruin of his career, has entered an \"Existence Period,\" selling real estate in Haddam, New Jersey, and mastering the high-wire act of normalcy. But over one Fourth of July weekend, Frank is called into sudden, bewildering engagement with life.
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.
Editions of Independence Day
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780679492658
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780679735182
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780676973969
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307363718
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307763808
- Audiobook
- ISBN 9780679443803
Read an Excerpt
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • PEN/FAULKNER AWARD WINNER • INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • From one of his generation’s greatest writers comes the sequel to The Sportswriter, starring Frank Bascombe, who “has earned a place beside Willy Loman and Harry Angstrom in our literary landscape ... with a wry wit and a fin de siècle wisdom that is very much his own” (The New York Times Book Review).
Frank Bascombe, in the aftermath of his divorce and the ruin of his career, has entered an \"Existence Period,\" selling real estate in Haddam, New Jersey, and mastering the high-wire act of normalcy. But over one Fourth of July weekend, Frank is called into sudden, bewildering engagement with life.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Independence Day about?
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • PEN/FAULKNER AWARD WINNER • INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • From one of his generation’s greatest writers comes the sequel to The Sportswriter, starring Frank Bascombe, who “has earned a place beside Willy Loman and Harry Angstrom in our literary landscape ... with a wry wit and a fin de siècle wisdom that is very much his own” (The New York Times Book Review).
Frank Bascombe, in the aftermath of his divorce and the ruin of his career, has entered an \"Existence Period,\" selling real estate in Haddam, New Jersey, and mastering the high-wire act of normalcy. But over one Fourth of July weekend, Frank is called into sudden, bewildering engagement with life.
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.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Independence Day?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of Independence Day?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780679492658
Is Independence Day part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Bascombe Trilogy
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Independence Day?
Richard Ford
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Independence Day is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780679492658) and paperback(ISBN 9780679735182) and paperback(ISBN 9780676973969) and ebook(ISBN 9780307363718) and ebook(ISBN 9780307763808) and audiobook(ISBN 9780679443803)
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