Most Popular Books by Richard Ford

This is a collection of three short stories. All are as wise and essential as anything he has written.

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Poems Written by a Government Prisoner in Georgia, USA by Richard Ford [--------------------------------------------]

More than 20 well-known writers and celebrities share the travel experiences that shaped their personalities and changed their lives. Contributors include Dave Eggers, Richard Ford, Pico Iyer, John Berendt, Alexander McCall Smith and Jane Smiley. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world’s number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveler since 1973. Over the past four decades, we’ve printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travelers. You’ll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, nine international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more. Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.

Frank Bascombe ist wieder da: Richard Ford schickt seinen mürrischen Melancholiker auf eine Odyssee verstörender Begegnungen. Familientragödien, bösartige Exfrauen, späte Beichten – nichts bleibt Bascombe erspart. Und nie war er aufrichtiger und hellsichtiger als hier. Es sind die Tage nach Hurrikan Sandy in den USA. Der Anruf eines Freundes zwingt Bascombe dazu, sich vor Ort mit der Katastrophe auseinanderzusetzen. Die Kulisse zerstörter Häuser wird zum Hintergrund, vor dem Ford mit der Stimme seines berühmtesten Helden über die Beschädigungen des Lebens räsoniert: über das Alter und Krankheiten, über Erlösung und letzte Dinge. Und wie nebenbei beschreibt er dabei abermals die Lage des Landes.

Set largely in Montana, these ten stories include a man looking back through time at his young mother, children caught up in adult confusion, and a woman whose ex-husband is about to go to jail