{"title":"Andre Dubus","description":"The author of nine works of fiction, Andre Dubus received the PEN\/Malamud Award, the Rea Award for excellence in short fiction, the Jean Stein Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, The Boston Globe's first annual Lawrence L. Winship Award, and fellowships from both the Guggenheim and MacArthur foundations. Until his death in 1999, he lived in Haverhill, Massachusetts.","products":[{"product_id":"selected-stories-of-andre-dubus-paperback","title":"Selected Stories of Andre Dubus - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eA breaved father stalks his son's killer. A woman cries alone by her television screen. A devout teenager wrestles with his faith and sexuality. Here, in these twenty-three stories, Andre Dubus turns fiction into an act of compassion. For readers new to Dubus, this is the perfect starting point. For fans of his, this is an essential, must-have collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese twenty-three stories represent the best work of one of the finest and most emotionally revealing writers in America. Andre Dubus treats his characters--a bereaved father stalking his son's killer; a woman crying alone by her television late at night; a devout teenager writing in the coils of faith and sexuality; a father's story of limitless love for his daughter--with respect and compassion. He turns fiction into an act of witness. Books by Andre Dubus also in Vintage Contemporaries paperback: Dancing After Hours. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Like some of the most satisfying storytellers of the past (Dubus has been compared to Chekhov), he is munificent, spinning out whole lifetimes and recounting events from many characters' viewpoints. For the lyricism and directness of his language, the richness and precision of his observations and the generosity of his vision, he is among the best.\"--Village Voice \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Dubus's characters resemble those of Raymond Carver...but the stories stand alone in their idiosyncratic spiritual cast, occasionally religious, more often expressive of devotion to the people he lives among.\"--New York Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50103786504415,"sku":"9780679767305","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/LNoMSkVEnc9780679767305.webp?v=1781097620"},{"product_id":"in-the-bedroom-seven-stories-paperback","title":"In the Bedroom: Seven Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe seven stories collected here-including \"Killings,\" the basis for Todd Field's award-winning film \u003cb\u003eIn the Bedroom\u003c\/b\u003e-showcase legendary writer Andre Dubus's sheer narrative mastery in a book of quietly staggering emotional power. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA father in mourning contemplates the unthinkable as the only way to allay his grief. A boy must learn to care for his younger brother when their mother leaves the family. A young woman who has never lacked lovers despairs of ever finding love itself, and then makes an accidental discovery that brings her real joy. Culled from Dubus's treasured collections \u003ci\u003eSelected Stories \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDancing After Hours, \u003c\/i\u003ethese beautiful stories of people at pivotal moments in their lives are some of the most bewitching and profound in American fiction.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe seven stories collected here-including \"Killings,\" the basis for Todd Field's award-winning film In the Bedroom-showcase legendary writer Andre Dubus's sheer narrative mastery in a book of quietly staggering emotional power. \u003cbr\u003eA father in mourning contemplates the unthinkable as the only way to allay his grief. A boy must learn to care for his younger brother when their mother leaves the family. A young woman who has never lacked lovers despairs of ever finding love itself, and then makes an accidental discovery that brings her real joy. Culled from Dubus's treasured collections \"Selected Stories and \"Dancing After Hours, these beautiful stories of people at pivotal moments in their lives are some of the most bewitching and profound in American fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104439275743,"sku":"9781400030774","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/twze1L3LfJ9781400030774.webp?v=1781108314"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/andre-dubus.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}