The Sportswriter (Frank Bascombe Series #1)

In this “powerful” blockbuster of a novel (The New York Times), the Pulitzer Prize-winning author ofIndependence Dayintroduces his most beloved character, failed novelist turned sportswriter Frank Bascombe, during an Easter weekend, as he moves through the great losses of his life.

As a sportswriter, Frank Bascombe makes his living studying people-men, mostly-who live entirely within themselves. This is a condition that Frank himself aspires to. But at thirty-eight, he suffers from incurable...