Richard Ford

El Dia De La Independencia Richard Ford Spanish edition

En El Dia de la Independencia, Richard Ford recupera a Frank Bascombe, protagonista de El periodista deportivo. Es el verano de 1988, Frank sigue viviendo en Haddam, Nueva Jersey, pero ahora se dedica al negocio inmobiliario y, tras el divorcio, mantiene una relacion sentimental con otra mujer, Sally. Mientras busca una casa para unos insoportables clientes, Frank aguarda ilusionado la llegada del fin de semana del 4 de julio, Dia de la Independencia, que va a pasar en compania de Paul, su conflictivo hijo adolescente. Ford retoma a su antiheroe y lo lanza a una nueva aventura cotidiana, en la que se entremezclan desolacion, melancolia, humor, y esperanza. / In Independence Day, Richard Ford brings back to life Frank Bascombe, the protagonist of The Sportswriter. It is the summer of 1988, Frank is still living in Haddam, New Jersey, but he is now in the real estate business, and after getting divorced, he is now is a relationship with another woman, Sally. While he looks for a house for some unbearable clients, Frank remains excited about the weekend of the fourth of July, Independence Day, which he will spend with his conflictive teenage son, Paul. Ford takes his antihero and throws him head first into a new everyday adventure.