Richard Ford

Richard Ford

Richard Ford was born in 1944, Richard Ford has written at least 68 books. Their most popular book is The Sportswriter with 60 saves with an average rating of 3.48⭐.

Author Bio

Richard Ford, born February 16, 1944 in Jackson, Mississippi, is an American novelist and short story writer. His best-known works are the novel The Sportswriter and its sequels, Independence Day, The Lay of the Land and Let Me Be Frank With You, and the short story collection Rock Springs, which contains several widely anthologized stories. Comparisons have been drawn between Ford's work and the writings of John Updike, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway and Walker Percy.

His novel Independence Day won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1996, also winning the PEN/Faulkner Award in the same year.

Fantastic Fiction

The Sportswriter

#1 of 4 in Frank Bascombe

The Sportswriter
ByRichard Ford

1986 • 60 Readers • 375 pages 3.5

Canada

Canada
ByRichard Ford

2012 • 52 Readers • 432 pages 3.4

Independence Day

#2 of 4 in Frank Bascombe

Independence Day
ByRichard Ford

1995 • 32 Readers • 467 pages 3.7

Wildlife

Wildlife
ByRichard Ford

1990 • 21 Readers • 177 pages 4.2

The Lay of the Land

The Lay of the Land
ByRichard Ford

2007 • 20 Readers • 736 pages 3.6

The Writer's Library

The Writer's Library
ByNancy Pearl,Jeff Schwager

2020 • 16 Readers • 368 pages 4

Rock Springs

Rock Springs
ByRichard Ford

1987 • 16 Readers • 235 pages 4.5

Independence Day

#2 of 4 in Frank Bascombe

Independence Day
ByRichard Ford

1995 • 10 Readers • 468 pages 3.3

Canada

Canada
ByRichard Ford

2012 • 6 Readers • 530 pages 3

Writers on Writing: Collected Essays from The New York Times

2001 • 4 Readers • 268 pages

Between Them: Remembering My Parents

2017 • 3 Readers • 84 pages 3

Let me be Frank with you

#4 of 4 in Frank Bascombe

2014 • 3 Readers • 240 pages

The Lay of the Land

#3 of 4 in Frank Bascombe

The Lay of the Land
ByRichard Ford

2006 • 3 Readers • 500 pages

French Quarter Fiction: The Newest Stories of America's Oldest Bohemia

French Quarter Fiction: The Newest Stories of America's Oldest Bohemia
ByJoshua Clark(Editor),Lorin Oberweger(contributor)

2003 • 2 Readers • 381 pages

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Reunion
ByJohn Cheever

1962 • 2 Readers • 10 pages 5

Independence Day

Independence Day
ByRichard Ford

2001 • 2 Readers • 451 pages

Sorry for Your Trouble: Stories

2020 • 2 Readers • 272 pages

Vintage Ford, Richard Ford

2004 • 2 Readers • 197 pages

A Piece of My Heart

A Piece of My Heart
ByRichard Ford

1976 • 2 Readers • 297 pages

Women With Men

Women With Men
ByRichard Ford

1997 • 2 Readers • 255 pages

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1981 • 2 Readers 4.5

Be Mine

Planned book #5 of 5 in Frank Bascombe

Be Mine
ByRichard Ford

2 Readers

Sportjournalisten

#1 of 4 in Frank Bascombe

Sportjournalisten
ByRichard Ford,Nille Lindgren(Translator)

1986 • 2 Readers • 397 pages 2

Kanada

Kanada
ByRichard Ford,Nille Lindgren(Translator)

2012 • 2 Readers • 465 pages

Tutto potrebbe andare molto peggio

#4 of 4 in Frank Bascombe

Tutto potrebbe andare molto peggio
ByRichard Ford,Vincenzo Mantovani(Translator)

2014 • 1 Reader • 256 pages

Lonely Planet An Innocent Abroad: Life-Changing Trips from 35 Great Writers

15 Lonely Planet

2014 • 1 Reader • 320 pages

The Granta Book of the American Short Story

#1 of 2 in The Granta Book of the American Short Story

1993 • 1 Reader • 710 pages

Independência

#2 of 4 in Frank Bascombe

Independência
ByRichard Ford

1995 • 1 Reader • 488 pages

Indépendance

#2 of 4 in Frank Bascombe

Indépendance
ByRichard Ford,Suzanne Mayoux(Translator)

1995 • 1 Reader • 573 pages

What's Your Story?

What's Your Story?
ByJ. K. Rowling(Contributor),Sebastian Faulks(Contributor)

2008 • 1 Reader • 20 pages 4

A Multitude of Sins

A Multitude of Sins
ByRichard Ford

2001 • 1 Reader • 304 pages

Piece of My Heart

Piece of My Heart
ByRichard Ford

1976 • 1 Reader • 304 pages

Ultimate Good Luck

Ultimate Good Luck
ByRichard Ford

1981 • 1 Reader • 212 pages

Women with Men: Three Stories

1997 • 1 Reader • 242 pages

The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction: 50 North American Short Stories Since 1970

1999 • 1 Reader • 652 pages

Entre Eles: Recordando os Meus Pais

2017 • 1 Reader • 120 pages

Tra loro

Tra loro
ByRichard Ford,Vincenzo Mantovani(Translator)

2017 • 1 Reader • 134 pages

Snug House, Bug House!

Planned book of 26 Bright and Early Books

1 Reader 5

Women With Men

Women With Men
ByRichard Ford

1997 • 1 Reader • 272 pages

Blue collar, white collar, no collar

1 Reader 5

Let me be frank with you

1 Reader

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#1 of 4 in Frank Bascombe

1986 • 1 Reader • 424 pages

Antología del cuento norteamericano

Antología del cuento norteamericano
ByWashington Irving,Nathaniel Hawthorne,+62 more

2002 • 1 Reader • 1,280 pages

Independence day

Independence day
ByRichard Ford

1 Reader

Sportswriter

#1 of 4 in Frank Bascombe

Sportswriter
ByRichard Ford,Carlo Oliva(Translator)

1986 • 1 Reader • 379 pages

The New Granta Book of the American Short Story

#2 of 2 in The Granta Book of the American Short Story

The New Granta Book of the American Short Story
ByRichard Ford(Editor),Eudora Welty(Contributor)

2007 • 1 Reader • 736 pages

The Art of the Story: An International Anthology of Contemporary Short Stories

1999 • 1 Reader • 667 pages 3

Canada

Canada
ByRichard Ford,Vincenzo Mantovani(Translator)

2012 • 1 Reader • 420 pages

A Multitude of Sins, Richard Ford

2001 • 1 Reader • 304 pages

The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction: 50 North American Stories Since 1970

1999 • 1 Reader • 652 pages 4

Kan jag vara Frank med dig?

#4 of 4 in Frank Bascombe

2014 • 1 Reader • 177 pages

Canadá

Canadá
ByRichard Ford

Snow Bugs

Snow Bugs
ByRichard Ford

Dinosaur Ed

Dinosaur Ed
ByRichard Ford

Space Dog Jack

Space Dog Jack
ByRichard Ford

Railroad toad

Railroad toad
ByRichard Ford

Davy Byrnes Stories

Davy Byrnes Stories
ByRichard Ford

2009

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Viață sălbatică
ByRichard Ford,Anca Dumitrescu(Translator),+1 more

1990

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Femei cu bărbați
ByRichard Ford

1997

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Între ei. Amintiri despre părinții mei
ByRichard Ford,Anca Dumitrescu(Translator)

2017 • 120 pages

Cat at bat

Cat at bat
ByRichard Ford

A Handbook for Travellers in Spain

A Handbook for Travellers in Spain
ByRichard Ford,John Murray (Firm)

1869 • 630 pages

Canada

Canada
ByRichard Ford

The Fights

The Fights
ByRichard Ford

1996 • 134 pages

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Roihu
ByRichard Ford,Sirkka Suomi

1991 • 200 pages