Frederick Busch

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.

Frederick Busch

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.

Books by Frederick Busch

  • The Stories of Frederick Busch

    Frederick Busch, Elizabeth Strout

    Hardback, 2014

    A selection of short stories from a twentieth-century “American master” (Dan Cryer, Newsday).
  • The Stories of Frederick Busch

    Frederick Busch, Elizabeth Strout

    E Book, 2014

    A selection of short stories from a twentieth-century “American master” (Dan Cryer, Newsday).
  • Don't Tell Anyone: Fiction

    Frederick Busch

    Hardback, 2000

    An eloquent and poignant work of fiction about the soul of the American family, and about storytelling itself, by one of our country's most important writers.
  • A Memory of War: A Novel

    Frederick Busch

    Hardback, 2003

    "A multilayered love story that affirms Frederick Busch's reputation as a writer of "sublimely dark work of almost unbearable beauty" (Wall Street Journal).
  • North: A Novel

    Frederick Busch

    Hardback, 2005

    A taut, dark, psychological page-turner from the best-selling author of Girls.
  • Letters to a Fiction Writer

    Frederick Busch

    Paperback, 2000

    A collection of inspiring letters from some of our most renowned and respected fiction writers on the craft of writing and the writing life.
  • Harry and Catherine: A Love Story

    Frederick Busch

    Paperback, 2000

    "For years Frederick Busch has been at work on one of the most impressive bodies of American fiction."—Reynolds Price
  • Rescue Missions: Stories

    Frederick Busch

    Paperback, 2008

    "A range of small human dramas evoked with emotional intelligence and perfect pitch."—Amanda Heller, Boston Sunday Globe
  • A Memory of War: A Novel

    Frederick Busch

    Paperback, 2003

    "A multilayered love story that affirms Frederick Busch's reputation as a writer of "sublimely dark work of almost unbearable beauty" (Wall Street Journal).
  • North: A Novel

    Frederick Busch

    Paperback, 2005

    A taut, dark, psychological page-turner from the best-selling author of Girls.