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Richard Fordis an American novelist and short story author, and writer of a series of novels featuring the character Frank Bascombe.
Ford’s first collection of short stories, Rock Springs, was published in 1987.
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About the Richard Ford
Richard Fordis an American novelist and short story author, and writer of a series of novels featuring the character Frank Bascombe.
Ford’s first collection of short stories, Rock Springs, was published in 1987.
In the United States, Ford received the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for his novel Independence Day. In Spain, he won the Princess of Asturias Award for 2016. In 2018, Ford received the Park Kyong-ni Prize, an international literary award from South Korea.
His novel Wildlife was adapted into a 2018 film of the same name, and in 2023 Ford published Be Mine, his fifth work of fiction chronicling the life of Frank Bascombe.
5 Quotes by Richard Ford
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Fear and hope are alike underneath.
Richard FordAmerican novelist and short story writer
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Writing is the only thing I’ve ever done with persistence, except for being married.
Richard FordAmerican novelist and short story writer
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There’s a lot to be said for doing what you’re not supposed to do, and the rewards of doing what you’re supposed to do are more subtle and take longer to become apparent, which maybe makes it less attractive. But your life is the blueprint you make after the building is built.
Richard FordAmerican novelist and short story writer
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Married life requires shared mystery even when all the facts are known.
Richard FordAmerican novelist and short story writer
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It’s interesting to leave a place, interesting even to think about it. Leaving reminds us of what we can part with and what we can’t, then offers us something new to look forward to, to dream about.
Richard FordAmerican novelist and short story writer