num_pages: 464
description: A visionary account of American life--and the long-awaited sequel to one of the most celebrated novels of the past decade--Independence Day reveals a man and our country with unflinching comedy and the specter of hope and even permanence, all of which Richard Ford evokes with a keen intelligence, perfect emotional pitch, and a voice invested with absolute authority.
language: English
title: Independence Day
titlecomplete: Independence Day (Frank Bascombe, #2)
characters: Frank Bascombe
genres: American, Literary Fiction, Novels, Adult Fiction, American Fiction, Literature, Classics, The United States Of America, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 15913
places: New Jersey
series: Frank Bascombe
awards: awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, awardedAt: 788947200000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Vintage