Frederick Busch
Frederick Busch (August 1, 1941 – February 23, 2006) was an American writer, and the author of nearly 30 books including volumes of short stories and novels.[1]
Frederick Busch | |
|---|---|
| Born | Frederick Matthew Busch August 1, 1941 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 23, 2006 (aged 64) Manhattan, New York City |
| Occupation | Author |
| Education | Columbia University (MA) |
| Alma mater | Muhlenberg College (BA) |
| Years active | 1971—2006 |
| Notable works | Girls |
| Spouse | Judith Burroughs |
| Children | Benjamin Busch, Nicholas Busch |
Early life
Frederick Matthew Busch[2] was born in Brooklyn, New York on August 01, 1941. He graduated from Muhlenberg College in 1962, and earned a master's degree from Columbia 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]
Teaching career
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 career
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, PA 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. Nicholas Busch was also a graduate of Muhlenberg College in 1995.[1]
Busch died of a heart attack in Manhattan, New York City, aged 64.[1]
Honours and awards
- 1962 Fellowship Woodrow Wilson Foundation
- 1981 Fellowship Guggenheim Foundation
- 1981 Fellowship Ingram Merrill Foundation
- 1985 National Jewish Book Award for Fiction, Jewish Book Council[4]
- 1986 American Academy of Arts and Letters Fiction Award
- 1991 PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in Short Fiction
- 1997 New York Times Notable Book for "Girls: A Novel"
- 1999 National Book Critics Circle Award Nomination for The Night Inspector[5]
- 2000 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction finalist, for "The Night Inspector[5]
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
- 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
- Rourke, Mary (March 2, 2006). "Frederick Busch, 64; a 'Writer's Writer,' Former Professor at Colgate University". Los Angeles Times.
- "Frederick Busch | American author and critic | Britannica". www.britannica.com.
- Hawtree, Christopher (24 March 2006) "Frederick Busch | Books | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com.
- "Past Winners". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- Weeks, Linton (March 15, 2000), "PEN/Faulkner Nominees Are a Varied Group", The Washington Post
External links
- Donald J. and Ellen Greiner collection of Frederick Busch at the University of South Carolina Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections.
- Interview with Frederick Busch
- Featured author page in The New York Times
- "Frederick Busch, Author of Poetic Fiction, Dies at 64" (NY Times 02/25/2006)
- "Colgate professor, novelist Frederick Busch dies at age 64" (Colgate 02/26/2006)
- A Writer’s Writer: A Eulogy for Frederick Busch
- "Stealth Maneuvers: The Stories of Frederick Busch" by Katie Arnold-Ratliff (NY Times Book Review 12/29/2013)