Book Public: 'The Fate of Others' by Richard Bausch

Book Public: 'The Fate of Others' by Richard Bausch

Richard Bausch discusses his latest story collection, The Fate of Others. This may be the author’s 24th book, but it is a fresh, powerful collection of stories for today’s world with all its resonances of loss and isolation—but also of hope.

On the Beauty of Surprise in Writing: A Conversation with Richard Bausch about "The Fate of Others" - Chicago Review of Books

I carried The Fate of Others with me nearly everywhere. I read “In that Time” in the quietness of my living room, tickled by the character of Ernest Hemingway evading questions from exasperating reporters and telling stories about killing lions and buffalos. On the way to an appointment, I held my breath as I sat with the weight of “A Memory and Sorrow,” a touching tribute Bausch pays to his twin brother, Bobby, and an unflinching exploration of…