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Name: The Sportswriter Audiobook
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Rating: 3.79 (19 reviews)
Author: Richard Ford
ISBN: 9781436123914

By: Richard Ford

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Read By: Richard Poe Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc. Listen Time: 14.75 hours at 1.0x Speed 9.83 hours at 1.5x Speed 7.38 hours at 2.0x Speed Series: The Bascombe Series Release Date: April 2008 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781436123914

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Longest Chapter Length:

56:58 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

51 seconds

Average Chapter Length:

38:36 minutes

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Publisher Description

Richard Ford won the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award for his modern classic Independence Day (C2951). In this first volume of his Frank Bascombe trilogy, Bascombe is a sportswriter attempting to cope with his failed marriage and the death of his son. Unable to establish true connections with people, Bascombe drifts into and out of various relationships, but retains an introspective eye that allows him to transcend life's obstacles.

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"My only entree so far into the Frank Bascombe series. Some of the most observant and articulate writing about modern living I can think of...Richard Ford is the goods. It reminded me a lot of Joseph O'Neill's Netherland, or maybe better said Netherland reminds me of this classic in its field. "
— Ben (5 out of 5 stars)

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“A compelling novel about a survivor, shell-shocked by life, who just happens to be a sportswriter the way Willy Loman just happens to be a salesman…Ford is writing about modern uncommitted man, lashing himself to the railing of mundane daily life, trying to get through the storm.”
— New York Times
“With its small gallery of sharply drawn characters, its seep vision of the way we live, its forceful and often soaring, sometimes downright moving way of speech, and its reverberating, redemptive plot, Ford’s novel overcomes an excess of virtues…with a deftness and intensity that we find in few books.”
— Los Angeles Herald Examiner
“An appreciation of the mystery of things as they are.”
— Time
“As humane a novelist as America can offer.”
— Kansas City Star
“Without intruding on the very real momentum of his many characters, Ford lifts his story into the realm of fable.”
— Village Voice

Awards

A 1987 PEN/Faulkner Award Finalist
One of Time Magazine's Best 100 English-Language Novels from 1923–2005

The Sportswriter Listener Reviews

Overall Performance:

(3.67)

5 Stars: 4

4 Stars: 1

3 Stars: 2

2 Stars: 1

1 Stars: 1

Narration:

(5.00)

5 Stars: 1

4 Stars: 0

3 Stars: 0

2 Stars: 0

1 Stars: 0

Story:

(4.00)

5 Stars: 0

4 Stars: 1

3 Stars: 0

2 Stars: 0

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— johan fred, 9/1/2014
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" This book and I just didn't click. Couldn't figure out where any of the characters were coming from. Clearly not the intended reading audience for this novel. "
— Elese, 5/11/2011
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" some really vivid scenes, great honest dialogue, with an incredibly dark cloud hanging over it. pretty effective for a book that spends its entire time with such a weak and self-pitying main character. "
— Ryan, 3/17/2011
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" I can't believe I waited twenty years to read this, essentially because I thought it'd be about sports (I've never been much of a fan). I love the beauty of Ford's prose. A worthy heir to Percy's Moviegoer. "
— Gregory, 3/16/2011
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" It had its moments, up and down read, but overall I enjoyed it. Not his best work, I think, but worth it. "
— Richard, 3/9/2011
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" Read this in college in effort to understand men. Eh. "
— Leora, 1/13/2011
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" che libro!meriterebbe le 4 stelle solo per questa frase:"E non c'è momento migliore al mondo, quando le cose stanno per cominciare, non c'è niente di sbagliato, tutto è possibile [...] E' proprio per momenti come questi che vale la pena vivere, in definitiva." "
— Carlo, 1/8/2011
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" Love this author -- and his "voice" "
— Jeanne, 1/7/2011
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" Still the best of the trilogy in my mind.... "
— David, 11/24/2010

About Richard Ford

Richard Ford is the multiaward–winning author of short stories and numerous books, including Independence Day, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction and the PEN/Faulkner Award. Both Canada and Let Me Be Frank with You made the New York Times bestsellers list.

About Richard Poe

Richard Poe, a professional actor for more than thirty years, has appeared in numerous Broadway shows, including 1776 and M. Butterfly. On television he has had recurring roles on Star Trek and Frasier. His films include Born on the Fourth of July and Presumed Innocent. Poe is a well-known and prolific audiobook performer and the winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards.