Nothing prepared me for the ending of richard bausch s short story, the firemans wife. Richard bausch born april 18, 1945 is an american novelist and short story writer, and. Semicentennial history of the city of rochester monroe county. The epigraph for this collection of ten stories is a brief quotation from keatshappy love, more happy, happy love. When martin is not working long shifts with buddies wally and teddy, he is likely playing cards with them, drinking or doing drugs with them, or working on their shared passion of building and flying model airplanes.
He speaks eloquently for and to all of us about the intricacies of relationshipstheir fragility and their inherent possibility for explosion. The firemans wife and other stories norton paperback fiction. The firemans wife and other stories by bausch, richard, 1945publication date 1990 publisher new york. Richard bausch is an andre dubusgeorge garrett kind of writer, the kind passed around and treasured by other writers as models of approach. The first mention of irondequoit bay, found in the documents relating to. Get ebooks the fireman s wife on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. By exploring and analyzing the short stories a good man is hard to find by flannery oconnor, the firemans wife by richard bausch, and the most. The firemans wife is told from the point of view of jane, the firefighters wife. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in. He is a fine writer who documents the complexity of the heart and of the ways that. The firemans wife and other stories norton paperback fiction richard, bausch on. Jane is pregnant with the child of her husband, martin.
His work has been published in the new yorker, esquire, and the atlantic monthly. Nothing prepared me for the ending of richard bauschs short story, the firemans wife. The firemens benevolent association dedication of the monument list of. Wedlock old west design the firemans wife consolation the brace the eyes of love luck equity letter to the lady of the house skip to main content this banner text can have markup. When martin is not working long shifts with buddies wally and teddy, he is likely playing cards with them, drinking or doing drugs with them, or working on their. Bausch the firemans wife 3m m stories nr richard bausch. Complete summary of richard bausch s the firemans wife. The selected stories of richard bausch bausch, richard on. Bausch the firemans wife 3m m stories nr richard bausch \u2018 i ingly aimless gesture of humor\u2014out of a habit of humorous gestures and if i.
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