The Sportswriter
(The first book in the Frank Bascombe series)(1986)
A novel by
Richard Ford
AwardsPEN/Faulkner Award for fiction (nominee)
In the aftermath of his divorce and the death of his son, Frank Bascombe struggles to come to terms with failure and tries to find consolation in the arms of a new girlfriend. What he hoped would be an idyllic adventure turns into a succession of calamities.
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Hardback Editions
May 1998 : Hardback
 | Title: The Sportswriter Author(s): Richard Ford ISBN: 0-517-30791-X / 978-0-517-30791-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Value Publishing Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 1996 : Hardback
 | Title: Sportswriter Signed Edition Author(s): Richard Ford ISBN: 0-676-51863-X / 978-0-676-51863-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Knopf Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 1996 : Hardback
 | Title: The Sportswriter Author(s): Richard Ford ISBN: 0-679-45451-9 / 978-0-679-45451-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Knopf Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1995 : Hardback
 | Title: The Sportswriter Author(s): Richard Ford Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon More details... |
1993 : Hardback
 | Title: THE SPORTSWRITER Author(s): RICHARD FORD Publisher: Knopf Availability: Amazon More details... |
August 1986 : Hardback
 | Title: The Sportswriter Author(s): Richard Ford ISBN: 0-00-271745-X / 978-0-00-271745-8 (UK edition) Publisher: The Harvill Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1986 : Hardback
 | Title: The Sportswriter Author(s): Richard Ford Publisher: Collins & Harvill Press Availability: Amazon More details... |
Paperback Editions
October 2006 : Perfect Paperback
 | Title: The Sportswriter Author(s): Richard Ford ISBN: 0-7475-8638-1 / 978-0-7475-8638-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
August 2006 : Paperback
 | Title: The Sportswriter Author(s): Richard Ford ISBN: 0-7475-8517-2 / 978-0-7475-8517-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1998 : Paperback
 | Title: THE SPORTSWRITER Author(s): RICHARD FORD Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
July 1996 : Paperback
 | Title: Sportswriter Author(s): Richard Ford ISBN: 0-09-944709-6 / 978-0-09-944709-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
July 1996 : Paperback
 | Title: The Sportswriter (Harvill Panther) Author(s): Richard Ford ISBN: 1-86046-171-9 / 9781860461712 (UK edition) Publisher: The Harvill Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
June 1995 : Paperback
 | Title: The Sportswriter Author(s): Richard Ford ISBN: 0-679-76210-8 / 978-0-679-76210-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 1987 : Paperback
 | Title: The Sportswriter (Flamingo) Author(s): Richard Ford ISBN: 0-00-654248-4 / 978-0-00-654248-3 (UK edition) Publisher: Flamingo Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
February 1986 : Paperback
 | Title: The Sportswriter Author(s): Richard Ford ISBN: 0-394-74325-3 / 9781860461712 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House/Vintage Contemporaries Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1985 : Paperback
 | Title: THE SPORTSWRITER Author(s): Richard FORD Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon More details... |
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