{"product_id":"the-stories-of-frederick-busch-frederick-busch-9780393350760","title":"The Stories of Frederick Busch","description":"A contemporary of Ann Beattie and Tobias Wolff, Frederick Busch was a master craftsman of the form; his subjects were single-event moments in so-called ordinary life. The stories in this volume, selected by Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout, are tales of families trying to heal their wounds, save their marriages, and rescue their children. In \"Ralph the Duck,\" a security guard struggles to hang on to his marriage. In \"Name the Name,\" a traveling teacher attends to students outside the school, including his own son, locked in a country jail. In Busch's work, we are reminded that we have no idea what goes on behind closed doors or in the mind of another. In the words of Raymond Carver, \"With astonishing felicity of detail, Busch presents us with a world where real things are at stake--and sometimes, as in the real world, everything is risked.\" \u003cp\u003eFrom his first volume, \u003cem\u003eHardwater Country\u003c\/em\u003e (1974), to his most recent, \u003cem\u003eRescue Missions\u003c\/em\u003e (2006), this volume selects thirty stories from an \"American master\" (Dan Cryer, \u003cem\u003eNewsday\u003c\/em\u003e), showcasing a body of work that is sure to shape American fiction for generations to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frederick Busch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393350762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393350760\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/26\/2015 pg. 28","brand":"Frederick Busch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48174876000511,"sku":"9780393350760","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_799039c1-35c9-4b5f-8b25-4898dc611fe8.jpg?v=1771331099","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-stories-of-frederick-busch-frederick-busch-9780393350760","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}