The Lay of the Land
by Richard Ford
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Frank Bascombe, the protagonist of Richard Ford's breakout novel, THE SPORTSWRITER, and his acclaimed INDEPENDENCE DAY (the only novel to win both the Pulitzer and the PEN/Faulkner), returns in THE LAY OF THE LAND. Though Bascombe's youthful disillusion and detachment have faded into the malaise of his "permanent period," Bascombe, with muted desperation, still seeks meaning in his life. Set at Thanksgiving during Bill Clinton's final days in office, THE LAY OF THE LAND marvelously portrays Bascombe's pained ambivalence about his grown children, his job, and the end of middle age.
Editions of The Lay of the Land
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher Vintage Books |
Date 2007 |
Price $1.00 |
 Very Good |
Publisher Notes
A follow-up to
Media Reviews
"The third and most eventful novel in the Frank Bascombe series takes a whiplash turn from comedy (occasionally slapstick) toward tragedy.... Frank Bascombe is for Ford what Rabbit Angstrom is for Updike." [Starred review.]
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