Item 1587 - Letters from Fred Busch

1 file, c. 30 items

File of MS and TS letters from Fred Busch to John McGahern. Busch was an American short story writer and novelist and was professor of literature at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York from 1966 to 2003, where McGahern also worked. The letters date from the late 1970s, where Busch was then based at University of Iowa, to the early 2000s.
Letter (27 Oct 1978) to McGahern, sending details of an international writers' translation programme at the University of Iowa, and mentioning his new novel; Letter discussing the teaching and writing content of courses at University of Iowa (24 Jan 1977); Letter from Busch to Fran [ ], on Columbia University NY headed paper, offering detailed comments on McGahern's novel, "The Pornographer" (no date); Letter to McGahern outlining teaching plans and students at Colgate University, NY, and mentioned that he has finished a new novel "Sometimes I Live in the Country" (10 May 1983); Letter sent to McGahern with detailed comments on Busch's reading of "Getting Through" and comments on individual stories. Also discussing Busch's own writing, his novel in progress and also his strong recommendation to the Dean that McGahern return to teach at Colgate University (10 June 1980); Letter inviting McGahern to be part of a 'Living Writers' lecture event at Colgate and also responding to press reviews of McGahern's "Amongst Women" (11 Feb 1991); Letter sending congratulations on McGahern's Collected Stories, calling it "a life's great work" (30 Nov 1992); Further letters through the 1990s discuss teaching at Colgate, McGahern's writing, proposed film/TV adaptations of his work, Busch's own writing such as his novel "The Night Inspector".
Letters through the 2000s discuss Busch's son's serving in the U.S. army in Iraq, his own writing of poetry (25 Aug 2003); comments on the US reception of John Banville and also comments on the Times Literary Review of McGahern's "Memoir" (8 Nov 2005); Other letters following discuss Busch's books "A Memory of War", "North" and others, as well as coverage of Colm Tóibín's works, McGahern's "Memoir" and related literary topics as well as family news.

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21/04/2022
29/07/2025