Gary Buslik
Gary Buslik | |
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| Born | 1946 (age 77–78) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author |
| Education | University of Illinois Chicago (PhD) |
| Genre | fiction, travel writing |
| Subject | travel writing, literature |
| Notable works | A Rotten Person Travels the Caribbean The Missionary's Position Akhmed and the Atomic Matzo Balls |
Gary Buslik (born 1946 in Chicago) is an American novelist, short story writer, travel writer, and essayist.
Career
[edit]His work has appeared in many literary and commercial magazines and anthologies. His travel-essay collection A Rotten Person Travels the Caribbean (Travelers' Tales, 2008)[1] won the 2009 Benjamin Franklin Book Award. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, and earned his Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Illinois Chicago.[2] He had novels published in 1999 and 2012.
References
[edit]- ^ Rackl, Lori. "Mean time in heaven; A 'Rotten' guy from Mundelein in an unspoiled tropical paradise". The Chicago Sun-Times. pp. 38, FEATURES, Travel.
Buslik's love-hate relationship with this part of the world is the subject of his new book, A Rotten Person Travels the Caribbean (Travelers' Tales)
- ^ "Ditching a $500,000 salary to teach lit". CNN Money. April 30, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
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- 1946 births
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