Richard Ford
AmericanLiterary Fictionb. 1944
Richard Ford (born February 16, 1944) is an American novelist and short‑story writer best known for his Frank Bascombe novels (The Sportswriter; Independence Day) and acclaimed short‑story collections such as Rock Springs. He won the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for Independence Day and has received numerous international awards and honors over a multi‑decade career.
Awards
['Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1996)', 'PEN/Faulkner Award (1996)', 'Prix Femina étranger (2013)', 'Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction (2013)', 'Princess of Asturias Award (2016)', 'Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction (2019)']
Notable Works
['The Sportswriter', 'Independence Day', 'The Lay of the Land', 'Canada', 'Wildlife', 'Rock Springs']
