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Masks
As we read and re-read Frederick Busch’s The Night Inspector , we may ask ourselves, what is the book’s major theme, my bro? (This is...

Alan Bray
Mar 28, 20254 min read


Hunt for the Implied Author
So, best beloved, who and/or where is the implied author in Frederick Busch’s The Night Inspector ? The who? Long time readers of this...

Alan Bray
Mar 21, 20254 min read


Stylin'
Before we go further in our explorations of Frederick Busch’s The Night Inspector , let’s comment on the structure of the book. If we...

Alan Bray
Mar 14, 20254 min read


Strike Through the Mask
Frederick Busch’s novel “The Night Inspector” begins with the protagonist, Billy Bartholomew, directing a craftsman in the construction of a

Alan Bray
Mar 7, 20253 min read


In Which the Author Postpones Discussing Herman Melville
The present time of “The Night Inspector” occurs in the period after the American Civil War, 1867, although it also covers the time of...

Alan Bray
Feb 27, 20254 min read