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Description edit
Real-estate agent Frank Bascombe moves into his newly married ex-wife's old home and is looking forward to the upcoming Fourth of July weekend, but somehow nothing turns out the way he expects. Reprint. 50,000 first printing. Tour. NYT.
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- frank bascombe: Disconnected, a little lost, but at heart, like so many of us, a good man
- Paul Bascombe: Add a description of this character.
- Phyllis Markham
- Joe Markham
- Sally Caldwell
- Ann
- Karl Bemish
- Carter
- Ted Houlihan
- Markhams
- Irv
- Clarissa
- Wally
- Sonja
- Dr. Tisaris
- Mr. Tanks
- Larry Mcleod
- Betty Mcleod
- Dukakis
- Balducci
- Mr. Toby
- Wardell
- Henry Burris
- Nelson
- Dr. Stopler
- Erma
- Emerson
- John Adams
- Charley O'dell
- Vince
- Clair Devane
- Shax Murphy
- Cathy
- Bush
- Erik
- Vonda
- Lake Otsego
Setting & Locations edit
- Haddam
- New Jersey
- Vermont
- Cooperstown
- Connecticut
- Oneonta
- New York
- Penns Neck
- France
- New Haven
- Springfield
- Deep River
- Trenton
- Ridgefield
- Clio Street
- Texas
- Michigan
- Hoving Road
- Mississippi
- East Brunswick
- Aliquippa
- Hartford
- Florida
- Yale Club
- Ohio
- Albany
- Alhambra
- South Mantololdng
- America
- Delaware
- Chicago
- California
- Gotham
- Minnesota
- Island Pond
- New Brunswick
First Sentence edit
In Haddam, summer floats over tree-softened streets like a sweet lotion balm from a careless, languorous god, and the world falls in tune with its own mysterious anthems.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1996 of 83 in Pulitzer Prize Winners - Fiction. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Stone Diaries, and followed by Martin Dressler.
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This book is in New York Times Best American Fiction 1981-2006. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Richard Ford (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: June 13, 1995
ISBN: 0679492658
Page Count: 464
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: June 13, 1995
ISBN: 0679492658
Page Count: 464
Awards edit
- Pulitzer Prize (1996: Fiction)
- PEN/Faulkner Award (1996: Fiction)
- National Book Critics Circle Award (Finalist, 1995: Fiction)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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