Frederick Busch

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Also Known As	Frederick Matthew Busch
Born	August 1, 1941 • New York City • New York
Died	February 23, 2006 (aged 64) • New York City • New York • (Anniversary tomorrow)
Notable Works	“Domestic Particulars: A Family Chronicle” • “I Wanted a Year Without Fall” • “Manual Labor” • “Rounds” • “War Babies”

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William Faulkner

William Faulkner

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Henry James

Henry James

American writer

Master of the macabre

Edgar Allan Poe

American writer

Vladimir Nabokov

Vladimir Nabokov

American author

The master of chills and suspense

Stephen King

American novelist

Ted Chiang

Ted Chiang

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Ottessa Moshfegh

Ottessa Moshfegh

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Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov

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Truman Capote

Truman Capote

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Edmund Wilson

Edmund Wilson

American critic

Harlan Ellison.

Harlan Ellison

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Edith Wharton

Edith Wharton

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Ha Jin

Ha Jin

Chinese American writer

Richard Wright

Richard Wright

American writer

John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck

American novelist

McCullers, Carson

Carson McCullers

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