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Frank Bascombe Series

5 primary works • 6 total works

Book 1

The Sportswriter
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3.69 · 20013 Ratings · 1532 Reviews · published 1986 · 10 editions
As a sportswriter, Frank Bascombe makes his living…

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    Book 2

    Independence Day
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    3.86     · 16666 Ratings · 961 Reviews · published 1995 · 110 editions
    A visionary account of American life--and the long…

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    Book 3

    The Lay of the Land
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    3.92     · 4821 Ratings · 521 Reviews · published 2006 · 58 editions
    Frank Bascombe returns, with a new lease on life (…

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    Book 4

    Let Me Be Frank With You
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    3.65     · 5508 Ratings · 798 Reviews · published 2014 · 56 editions
    A brilliant new work that returns Richard Ford to …

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    Book 5

    Be Mine
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    3.97     · 2225 Ratings · 347 Reviews · published 2023 · 25 editions
    From Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Ford: the final…

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    Book 1–3

    The Bascombe Novels
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    4.14     · 124 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 2009 · 9 editions
    A trilogy of brilliant novels— The Sportswriter, t…

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