Annotation
The Pulitzer-Prize Winning novel for 1996.In this visionary sequel toThe Sportswriter, Richard Ford deepens his portrait of one of the most unforgettable characters in American fiction, and in so doing gives us an indelible portrait of America.Frank Bascombe, in the aftermath of his divorce and the ruin of his career, has entered an "Existence Period," selling real estate in Haddam, New Jersey, and mastering the high-wire act of normalcy. But over one Fourth of July weekend, Frank is called into sudden, bewildering engagement with life.Independence Dayis a moving, peerlessly funny odyssey through America and through the layered consciousness of one of its most compelling literary incarnations, conducted by a novelist of astonishing empathy and perception.
Awards
1996 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
1995 Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year
1996 Pulitzer Prize
Characters
| Name | Bascombe, Frank |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Real estate agent |
| Traits | Divorced |
| Father | |
| Ex-sportswriter | |
| Genre | Domestic Fiction Psychological |
| Topics | Family relationships Realtors Midlife crisis Fathers and sons Guilt Divorced men Love affairs Communication Road trips Suburban life |
| Setting | Springfield, Massachusetts Cooperstown, New York New Jersey Suburb Road trip |
| Series | ||
| Frank Bascombe novels | ||
| 1 | The Sportswriter | |
| 2 | Independence day | |
| 3 | The Lay of the land | |