Mr.
Frederick Busch
(
–
)
1941
2006
Colgate University
;
Hamilton, NY
Writer (fiction writer); Educator
Area
Humanities and Arts
Specialty
Literature
Elected
2001
His most recent novel, The Night Inspector (1999) is a remarkable work. Read in conjunction with its immediate predecessor, Girls (1997), it brings his achievement in fiction to notable focus. He has been publishing fiction since 1971: novels and short stories. He has won the PEN/Malamud Award for achievement in the short story and the Award of Merit of the Academy of Arts and Letters for a lifetime's achievement in the short story. He has twice been a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner and was a finalist for the National Book Critics' Circle Award. He has won the National Jewish Book Award and several fellowships -- Woodrow Wilson, NEQ, James Merrill, and Guggenheim.
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