Dialogue

Author Richard Ford

Season 2015 Episode 17 | 28m 50s | Video has closed captioning.

Marcia Franklin talks with author Richard Ford at the Sun Valley Writers' Conference. Ford, who won a Pulitzer Prize for one of the books in his Frank Bascombe series, 'Independence Day,' was nominated for another Pulitzer for the most recent book in the series, 'Let Me Be Frank With You.' He talks with Franklin about his themes, his writing style, his muse, and his thoughts on race relations.

Aired: 11/06/15

Rating: TV-G

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Dialogue is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV.

Major Funding Provided by the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation

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