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Independence Day

by Richard Ford

Pulitzer Prize · 1996 · WinnerPEN/Faulkner Award · 1996 · WinnerPEN/Faulkner Award · 1996 · Winner
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Literary FictionISBN 9781860460203

Award History

AwardYearStatus
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction1996Winner
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction1996Winner
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction1996Winner

About the Author

Richard FordAmerican

Richard Ford (born 1944) is an American novelist and short story writer best known for his Frank Bascombe series, beginning with The Sportswriter (1986) and including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Independence Day (1995). After early novels like A Piece of My Heart (1976), he worked in journalism before achieving acclaim with The Sportswriter and short story collection Rock Springs (1987). His works often explore lonely, damaged characters in contemporary American settings, earning him awards like the PEN/Faulkner and international honors.

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