Frederick Busch

For the author, see Fredric N. Busch.

Frederick Busch
BornFrederick Matthew Busch
(1941-08-01)August 1, 1941
Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
DiedFebruary 23, 2006(2006-02-23) (aged 64)
Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
OccupationAuthor
EducationMuhlenberg College (BA)
Columbia University (MA)
Alma materMuhlenberg College
Years active1971—2006
Notable worksGirls
SpouseJudith Burroughs
ChildrenBenjamin Busch, Nicholas Busch

Frederick Busch (August 1, 1941 – February 23, 2006) was an American writer who authored nearly thirty books, including volumes of short stories and novels.[1]

Early life and education

Frederick Busch was born in Brooklyn, New York City on August 1, 1941.[2] He graduated from Muhlenberg College in 1962, and earned a master's degree from Columbia University in 1967.[1] Busch and his wife lived briefly in Greenwich Village, where they scraped by until Busch got a job teaching at Colgate University in 1966.[3]

Career

Academia

Busch was professor of literature at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, from 1966 to 2003.[1] He also served as acting director of the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop in 1978–79.[2]

Writing

Busch had more than 30 books published in his lifetime. He won numerous awards, including the Harry and Ethel Daroff Award in 1985 for Invisible Mending;[4] the American Academy of Arts and Letters Fiction Award in 1986; and the PEN/Malamud Award in 1991.[1]

Personal life

Busch met his future wife, Judith Burroughs, in Allentown, Pennsylvania while attending Muhlenberg College in 1962.[3] They married in 1963.[1]

Busch and his wife had two sons, Benjamin and Nicholas. Benjamin Busch is an acclaimed actor. In 1995, Nicholas Busch graduated from Muhlenberg College.[1]

Death

On February 23, 2006, Busch died of a heart attack in Manhattan, New York City, aged 64.[1]

Honours and awards

Bibliography

Novels

  • I Wanted A Year Without Fall - a novel, London: Calder & Boyars, 1971
  • Manual Labor - a novel, New York: New Directions, 1974
  • Domestic Particulars: a Family Chronicle, New Directions, 1976
  • Mutual Friend, New York: Harper & Row, 1978
  • Rounds, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1980
  • Take This Man, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (1981)
  • Invisible Mending: a novel, David R. Godine, 1984
  • Sometimes I Live in the Country, David R. Godine 1986
  • War Babies, New Directions, 1989
  • Harry and Catherine, Knopf, 1990
  • Closing Arguments, Ticknor & Fields, 1991
  • Long Way From Home, Ticknor & Fields, 1993
  • Girls: A Novel, Harmony Books, 1997
  • The Night Inspector, Harmony Books (1999)
  • A Memory of War, W. W. Norton & Co (2003)
  • North: A Novel, W. W. Norton & Co (2005) (sequel to Girls)

Short story collections

  • Breathing Trouble and Other Stories, London: Calder and Boyars (1973)
  • Hardwater Country - stories, New York: Knopf (1979)
  • Too Late American Boyhood Blues: ten stories, David R. Godine (1984)
  • Absent Friends, NY: Knopf (1989)
  • Children in the Woods: New and Selected Stories, Ticknor & Fields (1994)
  • Don't Tell Anyone: Short Stories and a Novella, W. W. Norton & Co (2000)
  • Rescue Missions, W. W. Norton & Co (2006)
  • The Stories of Frederick Busch, W. W. Norton & Co (2013)

Non-fiction

  • Hawkes: A Guide to his Fictions, Syracuse University Press (1973)
  • A Dangerous Profession: A Book about the Writing Life, St. Martin's Press (1998)
  • Letters to a Fiction Writer, edited by Frederick Busch; W. W. Norton & Co (1999)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Rourke, Mary (March 2, 2006). "Frederick Busch, 64; a 'Writer's Writer,' Former Professor at Colgate University". Los Angeles Times.
  2. ^ a b "Frederick Busch | American author and critic | Britannica". www.britannica.com. July 28, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Hawtree, Christopher (24 March 2006) "Frederick Busch | Books | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com.
  4. ^ a b "Past Winners". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  5. ^ a b Weeks, Linton (March 15, 2000), "PEN/Faulkner Nominees Are a Varied Group", The Washington Post