Abstract In this essay I differentiate among and explore some of the nuances of the notions of place, ‘accommodation’ and ‘locatedness’ in the writing of Richard Ford. I formulate a thematic principle that I suggest is central to an understanding of his oeuvre as a whole. Drawing freely on published interviews and memoirs, I hypothesize a biographical basis for the principle in Ford’s childhood. I then discuss the implications of this as they are manifest in Ford’s second novel, The Ultimate Good Luck.

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爱是理查德福特的终极好运中的“定位”

摘要 在这篇文章中，我区分并探讨了理查德·福特 (Richard Ford) 作品中地方、“住宿”和“定位”概念的一些细微差别。我制定了一个主题原则，我认为这是理解他的整个作品的核心。我自由地利用已发表的访谈和回忆录，假设福特童年时期的原则有一个传记基础。然后，我讨论了这一点的含义，因为它们在福特的第二部小说《终极好运》中得到了体现。