Robert Grossbach Explained

Robert Grossbach
Nationality:	American

Robert Grossbach (born 1941) is an American writer and engineer.^{[1] [2]} He has written four novels, including Easy and Hard Ways Out. He has also penned many novelizations, mostly of Neil Simon screenplays.^[3]

The 1984 movie Best Defense, starring Dudley Moore, is loosely based on Easy and Hard Ways Out. Robert Altman considered directing an adaptation of the novel in 1976, from a screenplay by Alan Rudolph.^[4] The director and screenwriter also tried to film an adaptation of A Shortage of Engineers, in 2002, before Altman moved on to The Company.^[5]

Grossbach's novels have received strong reviews.^{[6] [7] [8] [9]} The New York Times wrote that "as a stylist, Grossbach is in a league with Wallace Markfield, Mordecai Richter and Bruce Jay Friedman."^[10]

He has contributed short stories to The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction and Transatlantic Review.^{[11] [12]} Grossbach has taught at NYU and UCLA Extension.^[13]

Novels

• Someone Great (1971)
• Easy and Hard Ways Out (1974)
• Never Say Die: An Autonecrographical Novel (1979)
• A Shortage of Engineers (2001)

Novelizations

• The Cheap Detective (1978)
• The Goodbye Girl (1978)
• "...And Justice for All" (1979)
• California Suite (1979)
• The Frisco Kid (1979)
• Going in Style (1979)^[14]
• Chapter Two (1980)
• The Devil and Max Devlin (1980)
• Four Friends (1981)
• Georgia (1982)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fiction Book Review: A SHORTAGE OF ENGINEERS by Robert Grossbach, Author . St. Martin's $23.95 (288p) ISBN 978-0-312-27554-9. PublishersWeekly.com.
2. Web site: Love Story: A mom's set-up leads to lasting love. Newsday.
3. Web site: Robert Grossbach. www.librarything.com.
4. Book: Altman, Robert. Robert Altman: Interviews. August 3, 2000. Univ. Press of Mississippi. Google Books. 9781578061877.
5. Web site: Amped up for 'Voltage'. Michael. Fleming. January 17, 2002.
6. News: Reader's Report. Martin. Levin. October 31, 1971. The New York Times.
7. Web site: EASY AND HARD WAYS OUT by Robert Grossbach | Kirkus Reviews. www.kirkusreviews.com.
8. Web site: Fiction Book Review: A SHORTAGE OF ENGINEERS by Robert Grossbach, Author . St. Martin's $23.95 (288p) ISBN 978-0-312-27554-9.
9. Web site: NEVER SAY DIE by Robert Grossbach | Kirkus Reviews. www.kirkusreviews.com.
10. News: New & Novel. Martin. Levin. January 26, 1975. The New York Times.
11. Web site: Interview: Robert Grossbach on "Driverless" : The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction.
12. STANDARDS. Grossbach, Robert. 1971. The Transatlantic Review. 40. 144–150. 41513150.
13. Book: Moran, T.. The work of writing: Lessons from literary engineers. July 9, 2009. 1–7. IEEE Xplore. 10.1109/IPCC.2009.5208699. 2009 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference. 978-1-4244-4357-4. 36180136.
14. Book: Going in Style. June 27, 2017. www.hachettebookgroup.com.