Frederick Busch

The Stories of Frederick Busch

Publisher Marketing: A selection of short stories from a twentieth-century "American master" (Dan Cryer, "Newsday") A contemporary of Ann Beattie and Tobias Wolff, Frederick Busch was a master craftsman of the form; his subjects were single-event moments in so-called ordinary life. The stories in this volume, selected by Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout, are tales of families trying to heal their wounds, save their marriages, and rescue their children. In "Ralph the Duck," a security guard struggles to hang on to his marriage. In "Name the Name," a traveling teacher attends to students outside the school, including his own son, locked in a country jail. In Busch's work, we are reminded that we have no idea what goes on behind closed doors or in the mind of another. In the words of Raymond Carver, "With astonishing felicity of detail, Busch presents us with a world where real things are at stake-and sometimes, as in the real world, everything is risked." From his first volume, "Hardwater Country" (1974), to his most recent, "Rescue Missions" (2006), this volume selects thirty stories from an "American master" (Dan Cryer, "Newsday"), showcasing a body of work that is sure to shape American fiction for generations to come. Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 04/26/2015 pg. 28 (EAN 9780393350760, Paperback) Publishers Weekly 09/30/2013 (EAN 9780393239546, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2013 (EAN 9780393239546, Hardcover) Booklist 12/15/2013 pg. 20 (EAN 9780393239546, Hardcover) New York Times Book Review 12/29/2013 pg. 9 (EAN 9780393239546, Hardcover) New York Times Book Review 01/05/2014 pg. 21 (EAN 9780393239546, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Busch, Frederick Frederick Busch (1941 2006) was the recipient of many honors, including an American Academy of Arts and Letters Fiction Award, a National Jewish Book Award, and the PEN/Malamud Award. The prolific author of sixteen novels and six collections of short stories, Busch is renowned for his writing s emotional nuance and minimal, plainspoken style. A native of Brooklyn, New York, he lived most of his life in upstate New York, where he worked for forty years as a professor at Colgate University. Contributor Bio:  Strout, Elizabeth Elizabeth Strout is the author of four novels including the Pulitzer Prize winning Olive Kitteridge and, most recently, The Burgess Boys. She lives in New York. Contributor Bio:  Gigante, Phil Phil Gigante is an APA Audie Award winner (The Dark Highlander, The Stainless Steel Rat, and The Watch That Ends the Night), and winner of over a dozen Audiofile Magazine Earphones Awards. He has narrated and directed more than 250 books, and was twice named a "Best Voice in Mystery and Suspense" by Audiofile Magazine. He has been named a Best Male Narrator in the categories of Romance, Science Fiction, Militaria, and Mystery/Suspense, as well as "Favorite Dual Narrator" (with Natalie Ross). Phil also works in film, TV and radio, and is the Producer/Director of Gigantic Productions theatre company. He makes his home in the Midwest. Contributor Bio:  Bond, Jim Bond is a producer and host of radio talk shows, with an extensive background in theatre and the musical stage. Contributor Bio:  Sorensen, Chris Chris Sorensen is the AudioFile Earphones Award winning narrator of Brian Lies "Bats at the Beach", Colum McCann s "Let the Great World Spin", and Margaret Peterson Haddix s "Sent". Other narrations include Patricia Wood s "Lottery "and Jodi Picoult s "Songs of the Humpback Whale", among many others.