New Releases by Richard Ford

The Great Pyramid is arguably the most recognized and celebrated structure in the world. It has been an enduring source of wonder and intense examination and study for ages. Yet it still excites a deep sense of mystery and awe. However, it is bereft of writing or images, except for some construction markings. Wrong! It has writing in it that carries some of the most significant meaning of the ages, in languages that are both universal and timeless, the languages of mathematics and geometry. The Pyramid’s shape and size are written in this language and reflect the fact that its inception is in the heavens north of it. Here the north ecliptic and north celestial poles create triangles that determine the Pyramid’s shape and its dimensions exactly. But this is only a beginning, as these same measures were used to determine the dimensions of the Earth. Astonishing, but true. There are also a substantial number of geometric images or figures that were encoded into the walls of the King’s Chamber, using rudimentary astronomical techniques. These figures comprise triangles, rectangles, stars, and circles, many of which have meanings in their own right, but when viewed in combination with others tell a profound tale, the same one told by Plato in Timaeus. It is the tale of god and creation, and both are told in the language of geometry. And, not by coincidence, the figures in the Pyramid also name the Egyptian god of creation, Ptah.

Regresa un viejo conocido, con aires de despedida definitiva: Frank Bascombe protagoniza su quinto libro de la mano de Richard Ford. Conocimos a Frank Bascombe en el ya lejano 1986 con El periodista deportivo y sus andanzas nos han ido mostrando las transformaciones de Estados Unidos en las últimas décadas. Reaparece ahora con 74 años y arranca su relato con esta frase: «Últimamente, me ha dado por pensar en la felicidad más que antes.» A continuación, hace un repaso sucinto de su vida: perdió a un hijo, a sus padres y a algún otro ser querido; ha pasado por dos divorcios; ha sobrevivido a un cáncer; recibió un disparo en el pecho y ha superado huracanes y una depresión. Ahora, al final de su vida, se ve convertido en cuidador de su hijo Paul, que padece ELA y está recibiendo tratamiento en la Clínica Mayo de Rochester, Minnesota. Cuando le dan el alta, padre e hijo deciden emprender un viaje hasta el emblemático monte Rushmore, evocando otro que Frank hizo de niño, con sus progenitores. Norteamérica −con Trump en el horizonte− desfila por la ventanilla del coche y se suceden los encuentros con personajes variopintos, mientras padre e hijo aprenden a conocerse. Frank pasa revista a su vida llena de altibajos y cambios, y trata de encontrar en ella algo de sentido y esperanza, atisbos de felicidad. Richard Ford retorna −con toda probabilidad por última vez− a su personaje más emblemático para construir otra monumental «gran novela americana».

From Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Ford: the final novel in the world of Frank Bascombe, one of the most indelible characters in American literature Over the course of four celebrated works of fiction and almost forty years, Richard Ford has crafted an ambitious, incisive, and singular view of American life as lived. Unconstrained, astute, provocative, often laugh-out-loud funny, Frank Bascombe is once more our guide to the great American midway. Now in the twilight of life, a man who has occupied many colorful lives--sportswriter, father, husband, ex-husband, friend, real estate agent--Bascombe finds himself in the most sorrowing role of all: caregiver to his son, Paul, diagnosed with ALS. On a shared winter odyssey to Mount Rushmore, Frank, in typical Bascombe fashion, faces down the mortality that is assured each of us, and in doing so confronts what happiness might signify at the end of days. In this memorable novel, Richard Ford puts on displays the prose, wit, and intelligence that make him one of our most acclaimed living writers. Be Mine is a profound, funny, poignant love letter to our beleaguered world.

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In "Gatherings from Spain," Richard Ford offers a poignant exploration of the landscapes and cultures of Spain, illuminating a deeply personal journey through evocative prose and keen observations. The narrative intertwines travel writing with reflections on identity and belonging, showcasing Ford''s signature style that marries lyrical detail with introspective honesty. This work draws on the broader literary context of expatriate literature, which often grapples with themes of displacement and connection, revealing how place can shape the writer''s sensibility. Ford''s ability to capture the vibrancy of Spanish life, from its rich history to its contemporary rhythms, creates a tapestry that resonates with both specificity and universality. Ford, an acclaimed American author known for his novels and short stories reflecting themes of regionalism and personal history, brings a wealth of experience and perspective to this essay collection. His own travels and deep-seated interest in the complexities of human experience are evident throughout. Having won multiple awards, including the Pulitzer Prize, Ford''s insights lend credibility and depth to his observations, providing a compelling lens through which readers can engage with Spain. "Gatherings from Spain" is recommended for readers seeking a richly textured narrative that blends travel and memoir. Ford''s reflective style not only informs but also invites readers to contemplate their relationship with place and culture. This book is an essential read for those interested in the intersections of travel, identity, and the literary exploration of foreign landscapes.

Law students are increasingly drawn to local government law as an alternative to federal partisan gridlock. This law school casebook is built around three central thematic issues in the field: (1) How much power should cities have, relative to states or the federal government (the decentralization question)? (2) How can cities coordinate with each other across a city-suburb divide, in the context of regional inequality, racial segregation, and sprawl? (3) How should city governments be structured and managed internally, in terms of raising revenue, delivering services (including police), attracting jobs, and voting? The casebook answers these questions using case law as well as excerpts from the urban studies literature (including history, political science, sociology, and planning). The new edition retains the original vision and structure of this casebook, while also offering a comprehensive doctrinal update of fast-moving questions like the state/local preemption wars, as well as new material related to gentrification, racial segregation, the abuse of power through local fines and fees, and conflicts over policing. It is well suited to mixed classrooms with law and non-law students.

In "The Letters of Richard Ford, 1797-1858," readers are afforded a unique glimpse into the intimate thoughts and correspondence of Richard Ford, an esteemed figure in 19th-century literature. The book comprises a curated collection of letters that not only document Ford''Äôs personal experiences and evolving worldview but also reflect the sociopolitical and cultural milieu of Victorian England. Ford''Äôs prose, characterized by its eloquence and introspective depth, showcases the literary style of a bygone era, while engaging with themes of identity, belonging, and the passage of time, thus situating his work within the broader context of epistolary literature. Richard Ford, an English novelist, travel writer, and critic, was deeply influenced by his experiences in various countries, particularly Spain and France, which he vividly recounted in his writings. His immersion in diverse cultures, alongside his relationships with prominent literary figures of his time, shaped his correspondence. This anthology of letters offers invaluable insights into Ford''Äôs intellectual pursuits, personal struggles, and aspirations, revealing the layers of his character and the motivations behind his literary contributions. This collections of letters is not only a treasure trove for scholars and enthusiasts of Victorian literature but also a captivating read for anyone interested in the complexities of human connection. Through this correspondence, readers will discover the resonance of Ford''s thoughts that echo across time, enriching their understanding of the historical context and profundity in his literature.

A novel of a fracturing family in 1960 Montana, "full of prose that makes the reader shiver," by the New York Times-bestselling author of Rock Springs ( Chicago Sun-Times). When Joe Brinson was sixteen, his father moved the family to Great Falls, Montana. But the new start didn''t go quite as planned. Jerry Brinson is a golf pro to rich country club members, but then loses the job. In reaction, he joins a firefighting crew working in the mountains—as his wife becomes entangled in an affair with one of the businessmen from the club. Told from the point of view of Joe as a grown man looking back on those days in 1960, Wildlife is a "heartbreaking and compelling" novel about love, family, and the forces that test them to the breaking point by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Canada and The Sportswriter ( Philadelphia Inquirer). The basis for a film starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Carey Mulligan, Wildlife is "a wise, humane, and disarmingly simple novel of domestic distress" ( Entertainment Weekly). "There is at the heart of this novel a deep nostalgia for that moment when a person recognizes a true perfection in the way things once were, before the onset of ruin and great change."— The New York Times Book Review

A landmark new collection of stories from Richard Ford that showcases his brilliance, sensitivity, and trademark wit and candor In Sorry for Your Trouble, Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times-bestselling author Richard Ford enacts a stunning meditation on memory, love and loss. “Displaced” returns us to a young man’s Mississippi adolescence, and to a shocking encounter with a young Irish immigrant who recklessly tries to solace the narrator’s sorrow after his father’s death. “Driving Up” follows an American woman’s late-in-life journey to Canada to bid good-bye to a lost love now facing the end of this life. “The Run of Yourself,” a novella, sees a New Orleans lawyer navigating the difficulties of living beyond his Irish wife’s death. And “Nothing to Declare” follows a man and a woman’s chance re-meeting in the New Orleans French Quarter, after twenty years, and their discovery of what’s left of love for them. Typically rich with Ford’s emotional lucidity and lyrical precision, Sorry for Your Trouble is a memorable collection from one of our greatest writers.

En su trío de novelas aplaudidas por crítica y público –El periodista deportivo, la ganadora del Premio Pulitzer y el PEN/Faulkner El Día de la Independencia y Acción de Gracias– Richard Ford iluminaba el Zeitgeist de toda una generación a través de las intuiciones y agudezas de su ahora célebre cronista literario, Frank Bascombe, que es, sin duda, uno de los más imborrables, provocativos y queridos personajes de la moderna literatura americana. En Francamente, Frank Ford regresa con cuatro historias narradas por el icónico Bascombe. Ahora tiene sesenta y ocho años y de nuevo está cómodamente instalado en la zona residencial de Haddam, Nueva Jersey. Bascombe ha salido airoso –en apariencia, aunque no del todo– de las secuelas de la devastación del huracán Sandy. Como en todos los libros protagonizados por él, el espíritu que guía a Ford es la vieja máxima cómica que promete que si las cosas no resultan graciosas, no son realmente serias. La desolación sembrada por el Sandy, que ha arrasado casas, zonas costeras e innumerables vidas, es probablemente el arranque más tremendo que se pueda imaginar para una narración. Y sin embargo se convierte en el perfecto telón de fondo y en la piedra de toque para Ford y Bascombe. Dotados de una precisa sensibilidad de comedia y de una inteligencia arrolladora, estos relatos abordan un completo catálogo de asuntos muy americanos: el envejecimiento, el racismo, la pérdida de la fe, el matrimonio, la redención y el desplome del mercado inmobiliario. A través de Bascombe –irónico, blasfemo, emotivo, sabio y a menudo políticamente incorrecto– nos sumergimos en las aspiraciones, pesares, anhelos, logros y fracasos de la vida americana en los albores del nuevo siglo. Richard Ford trae de vuelta a Frank Bascombe en toda su imperfecta gloria para decir (a menudo de un modo hilarante) lo que todos pensamos pero pocos se atreven a expresar en voz alta.

En deux textes qui se répondent, Richard Ford retrace la vie de ses parents : celle de son père, représentant de commerce sur les routes une bonne partie du temps jusqu''à sa mort prématurée ; et celle de sa mère, qui, après une enfance sans histoires en Arkansas, son mariage et la naissance de son enfant, souffre des années de solitude, puis d''un cancer. L''auteur, qui se trouve "entre eux" décrit ces deux existences dans ce qu''elles ont de plus quotidien et de moins extraordinaire, et pose la question : que reste-t-il d''une vie vécue ? En marge de ses grands romans, ce livre sensible est l''hommage bouleversant d''un grand écrivain à ses parents, mais aussi une clé pour la compréhension de son oeuvre.

From American master Richard Ford, a memoir: his first work of nonfiction, a stirring narrative of memory and parental love How is it that we come to consider our parents as people with rich and intense lives that include but also exclude us? Richard Ford’s parents—Edna, a feisty, pretty Catholic-school girl with a difficult past; and Parker, a sweet-natured, soft-spoken traveling salesman—were rural Arkansans born at the turn of the twentieth century. Married in 1928, they lived “alone together” on the road, traveling throughout the South. Eventually they had one child, born late, in 1944. For Ford, the questions of what his parents dreamed of, how they loved each other and loved him become a striking portrait of American life in the mid-century. Between Them is his vivid image of where his life began and where his parents’ lives found their greatest satisfaction. Bringing his celebrated candor, wit, and intelligence to this most intimate and mysterious of landscapes—our parents’ lives—the award-winning storyteller and creator of the iconic Frank Bascombe delivers an unforgettable exploration of memory, intimacy, and love.

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.

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A quartet of masterful novellas that returns Richard Ford to the territory that sealed his reputation as an American master: the life of Frank Bascombe, hero of his Pulitzer Prize–winning novel Independence Day. Richard Ford introduced the world to his protean literary everyman, Frank Bascombe, aspiring novelist turned sportswriter turned real estate agent, in his 1986 masterpiece The Sportswriter. A lapidary account of the textures, sorrows and pleasures of one man’s ordinary life, it laid the groundwork for the Pulitzer Prize–winning Independence Day, published in 1996, followed by the last novel in the Bascombe trilogy, The Lay of the Land, published in 2006. Over a period of twenty years, the Bascombe novels deepened a portrait of one of the most unforgettable characters in American fiction, and in so doing gave readers an indelible portrait of America. Now in Let Me Be Frank With You, Ford returns to the territory that established him as an Updike for the contemporary era, in a quartet of novella-length Bascombe stories, set in in the aftermath and amid the calamitous circumstances of Hurricane Sandy. Of revisiting Bascombe, Ford says, “What draws me to writing Frank Bascombe is what’s always drawn me: he’s funny (and it’s thrilling to write things that are funny), but also he offers me the chance to write into the breach between what Henry James calls ‘bliss and bale’; in my own way, to connect ‘the things that help and the things that hurt’ and to find some kind of reconciling vocabulary for both. I always think that, when I’m writing Frank Bascombe, I have the chance to write about the most important things I know, and that’s always been irresistible.” A moving, peerlessly funny odyssey through America and through the layered consciousness of one of its most compelling literary incarnations, the four stories in Let Me Be Frank With You bear Bascombe’s unmistakable and now-famous imprint: a comic sensibility at odds with the minutiae of everyday human dismay and bewilderment; a plain-spoken acuity penetrating and expressing the shared wonder of modern existence; and a mordant relish and caution for all things American.

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.

Antihjälten Frank Bascombe är tillbaka, tjugofem år efter att vi först lärde känna honom i Richard Fords hyllade trilogi med romanerna Sportjournalisten, Självständighetsdagen och Som landet ligger. Richard Fords ikoniska huvudperson har beskrivits som sinnebilden av den typiske amerikanen, och som en samtida Vergilius har han guidat oss genom det moderna USA och visat oss att det finns mening överallt, även på de mest oväntade platserna. Det är en åldrad Frank Bascombe vi får möta i nya boken Kan jag vara Frank med dig? Han är nu sextiosju år gammal och är tillbaka i Haddam, New Jersey. I fyra berättelser skildrar Richard Ford med orkanen Sandy som fond hur livet kan te sig i ett samhälle som ödelagts av en katastrof.

Sportjournalisten är den första boken i Richard Fords hyllade Bascombe-trilogi som sedan följdes av Självständighetsdagen och Som landet ligger. Här får vi för första gången möta den amerikanske antihjälten Frank Bascombe. Han är en frånskild sportjournalist som bor i en av New Yorks trygga förorter, älskar sina barn och spenderar sina dagar med att studera människor. Men livet blev inte riktigt som han hade tänkt sig. Han lider av hjärtklappning och dagdrömmar, hans karriär går inte riktigt så bra som han skulle önska. Vi får följa Frank under en påskhelg med hans nya älskarinna då allting sakta drivs till sin spets och han tvingas rannsaka sitt liv på allvar. Sportjournalisten är en gripande, stark och skarpsynt roman om det moderna USA, ensamhetens konsekvenser och kärlekens villkor. En stor roman som många kommer att känna igen sig i.

Roman om ganske almindelige mennesker og deres handlinger, når de befinder sig på randen af katastrofen. I 1956 er Dell en ung mand, som forsøger at forstå, hvorfor hans ganske ordinære forældre har begået et bankrøveri. For at undgå myndighederne flygter han og hans tvillingesøster fra Montana mod friheden og det ukendte Canada

Mit scharfer Beobachtungsgabe zeigt Richard Ford Momentaufnahmen von Affären verheirateter Männer und Frauen, die wenig heldenhaft, dafür aber umso menschlicher auf ihrer Suche nach Glück porträtiert werden. Da ist beispielsweise eine Steuerberaterin, die ihren Geliebten mit ihrem Ehemann (einem angeheuerten Schauspieler) konfrontiert, um eine Entscheidung über ihre Beziehung zu erzwingen. Richard Ford beweist in diesen zehn Erzählungen einmal mehr seine Fähigkeit, die Figuren psychologisch auszuleuchten und die Vielschichtigkeit menschlicher Gefühle offen zu legen.

Frank Bascombe has a younger girlfriend and a job as a sportswriter. To many men of his age, thirty-eight, this would be a cause for optimism, yet Frank feels the pull of his inner despair and especially of his recent losses - his preferred career has ended, his wife has divorced him, and a tragic accident took his elder son. In the course of this Easter weekend, Frank will lose all the remnants of his familiar life, though he will emerge heroic with spirits soaring. This is a magnificent novel that propelled Richard Ford into the first rank of American writers.

Frank Bascombe, in the aftermath of his divorce and the ruin of his career, has entered an ''Existence Period'' - selling real estate in 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 Day is 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 extraordinary empathy and perception.

The landscape of Women with Men ranges from the northern plains of Montana to the streets of Paris and the suburbs of Chicago. The tragedies that stalk the characters are unfolded with an indelible wit and clarity. So merciless is Ford''s lingering gaze upon human, mostly male, weakness, so understanding his eye for the unravelling threads of human love, that this collection of novellas seems only to broaden the reputation and the following of one of the outstanding writers of our time.

Este libro reúne por primera vez los textos memorialísticos y ensayísticos de Richard Ford, en los que reflexiona sobre la literatura y la vida, sobre la vida como germen de la literatura y sobre la literatura como indagación en los misterios de la vida. Hay textos íntimos como el recuerdo de un instante de felicidad con su padre o de la etapa adolescente que pasó en el hotel regentado por su abuelo tras la muerte de su progenitor. Y textos sobre literatura: el sentido de la escritura; el proceso creativo; del placer de la lectura; el cuento entendido como género de la audacia y la concentración narrativa; Chéjov como fuente de la que brota toda la cuentística contemporánea; Carver como ser humano, más allá del genio literario y del mito; la poderosa verdad narrativa de escritores como Richard Yates o James Salter... Un libro imprescindible para completar el canon fordiano, para descubrir sus fuentes de inspiración, las claves íntimas de su universo literario y su pasión de lector.