Richard bausch biography

He is the author of thirteen novels and nine collections of short stories, including the novels Violence, Rebel Powers, In The Night Season, Hello To The.
Worked as singer-songwriter and comedian.
Richard Bausch is an American novelist, short story writer, and Professor in the Writing Program at Chapman University in Orange, California.

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Richard Bausch

American novelist and short story writer

Richard Bausch (born April 18, 1945^[1]) is an American novelist, short story writer,^[2] and Professor in the Writing Program at Chapman University in Orange, California.^[3] He has published thirteen novels, nine short story collections, and one volume of poetry and prose.^[4]

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.^[5] 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.^[6] He holds a B.A. from George Mason University, and an M.F.A. from the Iowa Writers' Workshop.^[5] Since 1974, he has taught English and Creative Wri

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Bausch, Richard 1945- (Richard Carl Bausch)

PERSONAL:

Born April 18, 1945, in Fort Benning, GA; son of Robert Carl and Helen Bausch; married Karen Miller (a photographer), May 3, 1969; children: Wesley, Emily, Paul, Maggie, Amanda. Education:George Mason University, B.A., 1973; University of Iowa, M.F. A., 1975; also attended Northern Virginia Community College. Politics: Democrat. Religion: Roman Catholic. Hobbies and other interests: Singing and songwriting.

ADDRESSES:

Office—Department of English, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152. Agent—Harriet Wasserman, Russell & Volkening, Inc., 551 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10017.

CAREER:

Worked as singer-songwriter and comedian. George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, former professor of English and Heritage chair of creative writing, beginning 1980; University of Memphis, TN, professor of English and Lillian and Morrie A. Moss Chair of Excellence. Visiting professor at University of Virginia—Charlottesville, 1985, 1988, and Wesleyan University, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1993. Military service: U.S. Air Force, surviva

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Biography

Richard Bausch is the author of eight collections of stories and eleven novels. His story collections include the recently published Something is Out There (2010), The Stories of Richard Bausch (2004), Someone to Watch Over Me: Stories (1999), Selected Stories of Richard Bausch (1996), The Fireman’s Wife and Other Stories (1990) and Spirits and Other Stories (1987). His novel, The Last Good Time was made into a feature-length motion picture, directed by Bob Balaban, starring Armin Meuhler-Stahl, Maureen Stapleton, and Lionel Stander, released in April 1995, and Peace, published in 2008, was awarded the 2010 Dayton International Literary Peace Prize.

While Bausch’s novels have been met with critical acclaim, his mastery of the short story form is arguably his greatest literary achievement. In addition to his published story collections, his work has appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, Esquire, Harper’s, The New Yorker, Narrative, Gentleman’s Quarterly, Playboy, The Southern Review, New Stories From the South, The Best American Short St