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Richard Bausch

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Richard Bausch

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1945-04-18 （Fort Benning, Georgia, U.S.）
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Orange, California, U.S. → Iowa (associated with University of Iowa / Iowa Writers' Workshop)

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Short story writer, Professor
Active Years
1974-
Affiliations
George Mason University, University of Iowa, University of Memphis, University of Tennessee, Beloit College, Stanford University, Chapman University
Memberships
Fellowship of Southern Writers
Nominations
Take Me Back (1982) - PEN/Faulkner Award nominee, Spirits and Other Stories (1987) - PEN/Faulkner Award nominee

Education

George Mason University
Degree: BA
Country: United States
Iowa Writers' Workshop (University of Iowa)
Degree: MFA
Country: United States

Awards

National Endowment for the Arts Grant
1982
Organization: National Endowment for the Arts
Result: 受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
1984
Organization: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result: 受賞
Hillsdale Prize (Fellowship of Southern Writers)
1991
Organization: Fellowship of Southern Writers
Result: 受賞
Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Writers' Award
1992
Organization: Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest
Result: 受賞
American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature
1993
Organization: American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result: 受賞
Elected to the Fellowship of Southern Writers
1995
Organization: Fellowship of Southern Writers
Result: 選出
National Magazine Award (Fiction)
Work: "The Man Who Knew Belle Star"; "Letter to the Lady of the House"
Organization: National Magazine Awards
Result: 受賞（複数回）
PEN/Malamud Award
2004
Organization: PEN/Malamud
Result: 受賞
Dayton Literary Peace Prize (Fiction)
2009
Work: Peace
Organization: Dayton Literary Peace Prize
Result: 受賞
W. Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction
2009
Work: Peace
Organization: American Library Association
Result: 受賞
Rea Award for the Short Story
2012
Work: For contributions to the short story
Organization: Rea Award for the Short Story
Result: 受賞（賞金あり）

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Peace

2008 Novel with historical backdrop / Military fiction

A novel exploring war and its memories, focusing on personal pain, reconciliation, and the effects of combat.

War and memoryFamilyForgiveness
Adaptations
  • [Film] Recon / Robert David Port (2019)

The Last Good Time

1984 Novel

A novel that carefully depicts relationships and how small events prompt change.

LonelinessRenewalUnexpected encounters
Adaptations
  • [Film] The Last Good Time / Bob Balaban (1994)

Take Me Back

1981 Novel

An early novel delving into personal memory and relationships.

MemoryFamily relationships

Real Presence

1980 Novel

An early novel about presence and relationships.

PresenceHuman relationships

Playhouse

2023 Novel

A recent novel; detailed synopsis omitted based on available public information.

Bibliography

  • 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)
  • Numerous short stories and collections (e.g. Spirits and Other Stories)

Adaptations

  • Film 'The Last Good Time' (1994) - film adaptation directed by Bob Balaban
  • Film 'Endangered Species' (2017) - directed by Gilles Bourdos, adapted from six short stories
  • Film 'Recon' (2019) - adapted from 'Peace' by Robert David Port
  • Film in progress - adapted from 'The Man Who Knew Belle Starr' (in progress)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Detailed psychological descriptionRealistic prose that probes characters' inner livesExperimentation with narrative in both short and long forms
Recurring Motifs
Family relationshipsLove and fearWar and memoryMoral dilemmas in everyday life

Legacy

Richard Bausch is an important contemporary American writer of both short stories and novels, influential as an editor of short fiction anthologies and as an educator who has mentored many writers.

Academic Societies

  • Fellowship of Southern Writers

Archives

  • Duke University, Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library (holds Richard Bausch Papers)

In Popular Culture

  • Several short stories and novels adapted to films (The Last Good Time, Endangered Species, Recon, etc.)

Quotes

  • "like passing a kidney stone" (on cutting an 800-page novel down to a short story)
    Source: The Atlantic (interview, 1998) (1998)

Trivia

  • Twin brother Robert Bausch is also a novelist.
  • Served in the U.S. Air Force from 1966 to 1969.
  • Co-edited the 6th edition of The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction and served as sole editor for later editions.