Frederick Busch (1941–2005)

Frederick Bush's most recent novel is The Night Inspector, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. He is Fairchild Professor of Literature at Colgate University. (Publisher Provided) Frederick Busch was born on August 1, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York. Busch graduated from Muhlenberg toon meer College and earned a master's degree from Columbia. He was professor emeritus of literature at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York from 1966 to 2003. He won numerous awards, including the American Academy of Arts and Letters Fiction Award in 1986, the PEN/Malamud Award in 1991, 1999 National Book Critics Circle Award Nomination for "The Night Inspector", and 2000 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction finalist, for "The Night Inspector". His works include "A Memory of War", "North: A Novel", and "Rescue Missions". He passed away on February 23, 2006 in New York City. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder