SOURCE: Ford, Richard, Jennifer Levasseur, and Kevin Rabalais. “Invitation to the Story: An Interview with Richard Ford.” Kenyon Review 23, nos. 3-4 (summer-fall 2001): 123-43.
In the following interview, begun on June 3, 1998, and continued on December 4, 1998, Ford discusses his writing process, his literary influences, and the role of the writer in American society.
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