{"product_id":"the-sportswriter-9780679762102","title":"The Sportswriter","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this “powerful” blockbuster of a novel (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e), the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eIndependence Day\u003c\/i\u003e introduces his most beloved character, failed novelist turned sportswriter Frank Bascombe, during an Easter weekend, as he moves through the great losses of his life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs 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 dreaminess, occasional pounding of the heart, and the not-too-distant losses of a career, a son, and a marriage. In the course of the Easter week in which Ford's moving novel transpires, Bascombe will end up losing the remnants of his familiar life, though with his spirits soaring.","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"STANDARD","offer_id":62345034695043,"sku":"9780679762102","price":18.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/8456\/3587\/files\/9780679762102.jpg?v=1786256867","url":"https:\/\/shopcomics.eu\/products\/the-sportswriter-9780679762102","provider":"Shop Comics EU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}