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Richard Ford (born February 16, 1944) is an American novelist and short story author, and writer of a series of novels featuring the character Frank Bascombe. [ 1 ] Ford's first collection of short stories, Rock Springs , was published in 1987.
Jun 15, 2023 · Be Mine — Richard Ford’s farewell to his four-decade protagonist. First encountered in 1986, Frank Bascombe sets off on a valedictory road trip to bow out in resigned but witty style. ©...
Richard Ford, American writer of novels and short stories about lonely and damaged people. He won a Pulitzer Prize for Independence Day (1995), which was part of a trilogy centering on the character Frank Bascombe. Learn more about Ford’s life and work.
Jun 19, 2020 · Ford was born in Jackson, Mississippi in 1944 and, after a lifetime of living all over America, retains a Mississippi accent. You wouldn’t define him as a southern writer, however....
May 18, 2012 · Richard Ford Is a Man Who Actually Listens. Share full article. 23. Interview by Andrew Goldman. May 18, 2012. Your new novel, “Canada,” is set in 1960, the year a teenager’s life changes...
Jun 5, 2023 · In Richard Ford’s New Novel, One More Trip for Old Times’ Sake “Be Mine” is the fifth book featuring Ford’s keen observer of American life, Frank Bascombe. Share full article
Richard Ford’s fourth novel about Frank Bascombe is a masterpiece written with an extraordinary imaginative spirit.
Richard Ford is the author of six novels and three collections of stories. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award for Independence Day and the PEN/Malamud Award for excellence in short fiction. He lives in New York and Maine.
May 2, 2017 · For Richard Ford, Memoir Is A Chance To 'Tell The Unthinkable'. The Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist revisits the lives and deaths of his parents in his new memoir, Between Them. "As much as...
Apr 1, 2021 · On May 16, 2019, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced Richard Ford as the recipient of the 2019 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. Learn more about Ford and his activities at the Library of Congress through this guide.
