William lychack biography death

Education: Connecticut College, B. Softee ice cream man; judo instructor in New York , NY. Contributor of short stories to periodicals, including TriQuarterly and Ploughshares.

William lychack biography death: Lychack has described himself

The rift comes when his mother, Anna, catches his father, Robert, in bed with another woman. Anna is adamant in her refusal to forgive Robert, who tries to win his way back into his wife's heart through his son. At the same time, Anna is using Daniel to keep her husband at bay. As a result, the boy finds himself torn between the two. The book's title comes from a scene in the novel where Daniel listens to Anna go on a tirade about Robert and the boy proceeds to eat a dead wasp he is holding in his hand.

Describing the event in his book, Lychack writes: that Daniel ate the wasp "as if trying to swallow fear itself, the soft bead of it rolling over his tongue and teeth. He stayed silent, swallowing and trading weak for strong. Robert goes to New York to bring his son back, and the two embark on a road trip during which they both come to terms with their relationship.

Although several reviewers praised Lychack's writing style, some felt that The Wasp Eater , is somehow incomplete.