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Richard Bausch (born April 18, 1945) is an American novelist, short story writer, and Professor in the Writing Program at Chapman University in Orange, California. He has published thirteen novels, nine short story collections, and one volume of poetry and prose.

He joined with the writer and editor Ronald Verlin Cassill to bring out the 6th edition of The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction. Since Cassill's death in 2002, he has been the sole editor of that anthology, bringing out the 7th and 8th editions.

Early life and education

Bausch was born in 1945 in Fort Benning, Georgia. He is the twin brother of author Robert Bausch.

He served in the U.S. Air Force between 1966–1969, and toured the Midwest and South singing in a rock band, doing stand-up comedy, and writing poetry. He holds a B.A. from George Mason University, and an M.F.A. from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Since 1974, he has taught English and Creative Writing at the University of Iowa, George Mason University, the University of Memphis, the University of Tennessee, Beloit College, Stanford University, and Chapman University. He was previously Heritage Chair in Writing at George Mason University; and Moss Chair of Excellence in the Writing Program at the University of Memphis He now lives in Orange, California.

Writing

Bausch's novels and stories vary from explorations of fear and love in family life, to novels with historical backdrops, including Rebel Powers (1993), Good Evening Mr. & Mrs. America, and All the Ships at Sea (1996), Hello to the Cannibals (2002), and Peace (2008). He published his first short story in The Atlantic in April 1983: "All the Way in Flagstaff, Arizona" was initially an 800-page novel that he cut down, calling the process "like passing a kidney stone". He is a contributor of short stories to various periodicals, including The Atlantic Monthly, Esquire, Harper's, The New Yorker, Playboy, Ploughshares, Narrative, and The Southern Review. His work has also been represented in anthologies, including O. Henry Prize Stories and The Best American Short Stories.

Awards

Bausch received a National Endowment for the Arts grant in 1982, a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1984, the Hillsdale Prize of the Fellowship of Southern Writers in 1991, the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Writers' Award in 1992, the American Academy of Arts and Letters' Award in Literature in 1993, and was elected to the Fellowship of Southern Writers in 1995. (He served as chancellor of the Fellowship from 2007 to 2010.) His novel, Take Me Back (1982) and his first story collection, Spirits and Other Stories (1987), were nominated for the PEN/Faulkner Award, Two of his short stories, "The Man Who Knew Belle Star" and "Letter to the Lady of the House", won the National Magazine Award in fiction for The Atlantic Monthly and The New Yorker, respectively. In 2004, he won the PEN/Malamud Award for short story excellence. His novel Peace won the 2009 Dayton Literary Peace Prize. and the W. Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction of American Library Association. Bausch was the 2012 winner of the $30,000 Rea Award for his work in the short story.

Publications

Novels

• Real Presence, 1980
• Take Me Back, 1981
• The Last Good Time, 1984
• Mr. Field's Daughter, 1989
• Violence, 1992.
• Rebel Powers, 1993
• Good Evening Mr. and Mrs. America, and All the Ships at Sea, 1996
• In the Night Season, 1998
• Hello to the Cannibals, 2002
• Thanksgiving Night, 2006
• Peace, 2008
• Before, During, After, 2014
• Playhouse, 2023

Short fiction

• Spirits and Other Stories, 1987
• The Fireman's Wife and Other Stories, 1990
• Rare & Endangered Species, 1994
• Selected Stories of Richard Bausch (The Modern Library), 1996
• Someone to Watch Over Me: Stories, 1999
• The Stories of Richard Bausch, 2003
• Wives & Lovers: 3 Short Novels, 2004
• Something Is Out There, 2010
• Living in the Weather of the World, April 2017

Collection

• These Extremes, Louisiana State University Press, 2009

Anthologies edited

• The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction, 6th edition (with Ronald Verlin Cassill)
• The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction, 7th edition, 2005
• The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction, 8th edition, 2015

Film adaptations

To date, three feature films have been made from Bausch's work: The Last Good Time, in 1994, adapted by Bob Balaban from Bausch's novel of that title; Endangered Species, in 2017, adapted from six Bausch stories by French director Gilles Bourdos, and Recon, in 2019, adapted by Robert David Port, from Bausch's novel Peace. A fourth film is in progress, adapted by Julie Lipson, from the Bausch story "The Man Who Knew Belle Starr."

References

1. Southern Writers: A New Biographical Dictionary. Editors: Flora, Joseph M., Vogel. LSU Press; 1st edition June 21, 2006, p. 21
2. ^ Burns, Carol (November 20, 2003). "Off the Page: Richard Bausch". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
3. ^ "2009 Fiction winner". Dayton Literary Peace Prize. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
4. ^ Kennedy, AL (August 1, 2009). "Peace by Richard Bausch". The Guardian. London. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
5. ^ Shumate, Michael; Lisa Stark (October 1, 1999). "Preliminary Inventory of the Richard Bausch Papers, 1965–1998 and undated". Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Duke University. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
6. "Richard Bausch". Operation Homecoming. National Endowment for the Arts. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
7. ^ "A conversation with Richard Bausch". The Atlantic. August 20, 1998. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
8. "Richard Bausch to receive Centenary's Corrington Award February 25". College of Louisiana. February 6, 2013. Archived from the original on May 23, 2013.
9. "Fellowship Of Southern Writers Elects First Board". The Chattanoogan. October 19, 2007. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
10. "PEN/Faulkner Group Lists Award Nominees". The New York Times. March 9, 1998. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
11. McDowell, Edwin (March 28, 1982). "To Return Home". The New York Times. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
12. "Past Award Winners | PEN / Faulkner Foundation". Penfaulkner.org. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
13. Clement, Douglas P (May 27, 2013). "Short Stories, Books, Alive and Well: Rea Award Goes to Richard Bausch". Retrieved June 4, 2013.
14. "W.Y. Boyd Literary Award Recipients". American Library Association. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
15. Mohs, Mayo (September 22, 1980). "Books: Body of Christ". Time. Archived from the original on January 13, 2005. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
16. Brickner, Richard P. (April 26, 1981). "Troubled Lives". The New York Times. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
17. Shulgasser, Barbara (April 28, 1995). "Intimate tale in "Last Good Time'". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
18. Lyons, Gene (August 27, 1989). "Escape from the perfect father". The New York Times. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
19. Kenney, Susan (January 26, 1992). "'I'm One of the Ones It Was Done To'". The New York Times. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
20. Wanner, Irene (April 11, 1993). "Hard Times In Close Company". The Seattle Times. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
21. Krist, Gary (October 27, 1996). "The Boy Who Would Be President". The New York Times. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
22. Scott, A.O. (June 7, 1998). "The Desperate Hours". The New York Times. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
23. Burroway, Janet (September 28, 2002). "In Mary's Footsteps". The New York Times. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
24. Wolitzer, Meg (October 15, 2006). "Feast of Plenty". The New York Times. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
25. "Before, During, After". PenguinRandomhouse.com.
26. Peschel, By Joseph. "'Before, During, After,' by Richard Bausch: review". San Francisco Chronicle.
27. Smartt Bell, Madison (June 14, 1987). "Everyday Hazards". The New York Times. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
28. Pesetsky, Bette (August 19, 1990). "Quarrels Over Who Said What and When". The New York Times. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
29. Wanner, Irene (October 9, 1994). "Rare And Endangered Species: A Novella And Stories". The Seattle Times. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
30. "The Selected Stories of Richard Bausch". Modern Library. Random House. April 1996. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
31. Zeidner, Lisa (August 29, 1999). "Somebody I'm Longing to See". The New York Times. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
32. Birkerts, Sven (December 28, 2003). "Field Guides to the North American Male". The New York Times. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
33. McMichael, Barbara Lloyd (August 29, 2004). ""Wives & Lovers": Highs and lows of living, loving". The Seattle Times. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
34. "Something Is Out There". Random House. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
35. Lee Enterprises (February 21, 2010). "Artful characters generate empathy". stltoday.com.
36. "These Extremes". LSU Press. October 2009. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
37. "The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction". W.W. Norton. Retrieved December 29, 2009.

External links

• Richard Bausch's Official Website
• Edwards, Bob (July 17, 2008). "Richard Bausch Talks About Peace". Public Radio International. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
• Swaim, Don (January 15, 1992). "Audio Interview with Richard Bausch". Wired for Books. Archived from the original on February 3, 2004. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
• "Richard Bausch Interview". Failbetter. Retrieved December 29, 2009.

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