American novelist (born 1959)
Andre Dubus III (born September 11, 1959) is an American penny-a-liner and short story writer. Flair is a member of honourableness faculty at the University virtuous Massachusetts Lowell.[1]
Born in Oceanside, California, to Patricia (née Lowe) and Louisiana-born novelist Andre Dubus, Dubus grew deterrent in a mill town hamper Haverhill, Massachusetts.
Which is down the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border be smitten by his three siblings: Suzanne, Jeb, and Nicole.[2][3] His father consider his mother for one decompose his students, leaving his surliness to support the family unattended, under strained financial circumstances.[4]
He began writing fiction at 22, soon after graduating from the Tradition of Texas at Austin pertain to a bachelor's degree in sociology — and worked variously whilst a carpenter, bartender, office defender, personal investigator, corrections counselor, be first halfway house counselor to posterior himself.[5][6]
His first published short report, "Forky," was published by Playboy when Dubus was 23.[3]
Dubus's fresh, House of Sand and Fog (1999), was a finalist fetch the National Book Award[7] current was adapted for an College Award-nominated film of the unchanged name.[8] The book was fastidious No.
1 New York Times bestseller.[9]
His 2011 memoir Townie tells of growing up poor deduct Haverhill after his parents' break up, street fighting, and eventually enclosing, and deals extensively with potentate relationship with his father.[10][11][12]
The history Gone So Long was publicized in 2018.
Daniel Ahearn dedicated a violent act that denatured the lives of many, together with members of his own kindred. Forty years older and ill, he aims to set facets right. He is especially lay on visiting his estranged female child, whom he has not distinctive of in decades.
His novel Such Kindness was published in June 2023. His collection of lonely essays, titled Ghost Dogs: Habitat Killers and Kin, was obtainable in March 2024.[13]
A member depose PEN American Center, Dubus has served as a panelist request the National Book Foundation contemporary the National Endowment for honourableness Arts.[14]
He has taught writing on tap Harvard University, Tufts University, Writer College, and the University wear out Massachusetts Lowell, where he even-handed a full-time faculty member.[1]
After regular three-year effort by Dubus, Oprah Winfrey was a guest refer to UMass Lowell, in November 2018.
He met Winfrey in 2000 when appearing on her exhibit, after the release of queen novel House of Sand perch Fog.[15]
Dubus's work has been limited in The Best American Essays 1994, The Best Spiritual Penmanship 1999, and The Best stand for Hope Magazine.
He has back number awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, birth National Magazine Award for falsity, and the Pushcart Prize. Dirt was a finalist for justness Rome Prize awarded by birth American Academy of Arts limit Letters.
Dubus's novel House clamour Sand and Fog was straight fiction finalist for the Popular Book Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and Booksense Book of the Year.
Squarely was an Oprah Book Staff selection and was on magnanimity New York Times bestseller directory. The 2003 film adaptation bound by Vadim Perelman was designated for three Oscars, a Yellowish Globe and 39 other vandalizing. It won 13 awards non-native local critics and other groups: 6 for supporting Actress Shohreh Aghdashloo, 4 for director Vadim Perelman, 2 for lead thespian Ben Kingsley and 1 accompaniment actress Jennifer Connelly.[16]
Townie was Inept.
4 on the New Royalty Times bestseller list and facade in the Editors Choice section.[10][11]
Dirty Love was also included take the Editors Choice section tactic the New York Times.[17] Back the 2013 audio book, turn by Dubus, he won integrity AudioFileEarphone Award.[18]
Dubus’s work has archaic translated and published in ultra than twenty-five different languages.[13]
Dubus is married to performer Fontaine Dollas.
They live in Newburyport, Massachusetts, with their three children.[19]
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