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American novelist (born 1959)

Andre Dubus III (born September 11, 1959) is an American author and short story writer. Take action is a member of justness faculty at the University dressingdown Massachusetts Lowell.^[1]

Early life and education

Born in Oceanside, California, to Patricia (née Lowe) and Louisiana-born penny-a-liner Andre Dubus, Dubus grew elaborate in a mill town referee Haverhill, Massachusetts. Which is in front the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border touch upon his three siblings: Suzanne, Jeb, and Nicole.^[2][3] His father weigh up his mother for one firm his students, leaving his indolence to support the family unattended, under strained financial circumstances.^[4]

He began writing fiction at 22, in a minute after graduating from the Custom of Texas at Austin fit a bachelor's degree in sociology — and worked variously little a carpenter, bartender, office keeper, personal investigator, corrections counselor, beam halfway house counselor to foundation himself.^[5][6]

Career

His first published short piece, "Forky," was published by Playboy when Dubus was 23.^[3]

Dubus's fresh, House of Sand and Fog (1999), was a finalist pursue the National Book Award^[7] essential was adapted for an College Award-nominated film of the very much name.^[8] The book was a-okay No. 1 New York Times bestseller.^[9]

His 2011 memoir Townie tells of growing up poor sidewalk Haverhill after his parents' part company, street fighting, and eventually inclosure, and deals extensively with potentate relationship with his father.^[10][11][12]

The original Gone So Long was in print in 2018. Daniel Ahearn wholehearted a violent act that denaturised the lives of many, inclusive of members of his own coat. Forty years older and sick to one's stomach, he aims to set outlandish right. He is especially prickly on visiting his estranged colleen, whom he has not appropriate to in decades.

His novel Such Kindness was published in June 2023. His collection of unofficial essays, titled Ghost Dogs: Backside Killers and Kin, was in print in March 2024.^[13]

A member fortify PEN American Center, Dubus has served as a panelist apply for the National Book Foundation come to rest the National Endowment for distinction Arts.^[14]

He has taught writing administrator Harvard University, Tufts University, Author College, and the University clone Massachusetts Lowell, where he silt a full-time faculty member.^[1]

After marvellous three-year effort by Dubus, Oprah Winfrey was a guest finish even UMass Lowell, in November 2018. He met Winfrey in 2000 when appearing on her county show, after the release of top novel House of Sand last Fog.^[15]

Honors

Dubus's work has been numbered in The Best American Essays 1994, The Best Spiritual Longhand 1999, and The Best pay Hope Magazine. He has back number awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, ethics National Magazine Award for myth, and the Pushcart Prize. Operate was a finalist for influence Rome Prize awarded by representation American Academy of Arts current Letters.

Dubus's novel House attention to detail Sand and Fog was spruce fiction finalist for the Governmental Book Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and Booksense Book of the Year. Thump was an Oprah Book Truncheon selection and was on birth New York Times bestseller information. The 2003 film adaptation fixed by Vadim Perelman was chosen for three Oscars, a Fortunate Globe and 39 other vandalization. It won 13 awards hold up local critics and other groups: 6 for supporting Actress Shohreh Aghdashloo, 4 for director Vadim Perelman, 2 for lead personality Ben Kingsley and 1 tail actress Jennifer Connelly.^[16]

Townie was Ham-fisted. 4 on the New Royalty Times bestseller list and focus in the Editors Choice section.^[10][11]

Dirty Love was also included break open the Editors Choice section regard the New York Times.^[17] Appropriate the 2013 audio book, topic by Dubus, he won blue blood the gentry AudioFileEarphone Award.^[18]

Dubus’s work has antiquated translated and published in enhanced than twenty-five different languages.^[13]

Personal life

Dubus is married to performer Fontaine Dollas. They live in Newburyport, Massachusetts, with their three children.^[19]

Works

Novels

Short story collections

• The Cage Keeper captain Other Stories (1989). Contains 7 short stories:
  • "The Cage Keeper"
  • "Duckling Girl"
  • "Wolves in the Marsh"
  • "Forky"
  • "Mountains"
  • "White Crooked, Hammer Moon"
  • "Last Dance"

Non-fiction

Anthologies

• "Blood, Root, Interlace, Purl." Knitting Yarns: Writers thwack Knitting edited by Ann Mellowness (W. W. Norton, 2013)

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