Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Frederick Busch

Born: August 1, 1941
Died: February 23, 2006 (aged 64)
Bio: Frederick Busch was an American writer. Busch was a master of the short story and one of America's most prolific writers of fiction long and short.
Known for:
- The Night Inspector: A Novel (1999)
- The Stories of Frederick Busch
- Girls (1997)
- A memory of war (2003)