{"product_id":"andre-dubus-a-literary-life-paperback","title":"Andre Dubus: A Literary Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatrick Samway\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAndre Dubus: A Literary Life\u003c\/em\u003e recounts the life of the famed American writer while also providing deep and acute analysis of his stories and novellas often from a biographical perspective. Author Patrick Samway, S.J., a specialist in the literature of the American South who received his PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was not only a friend of the late Andre Dubus but also a spiritual counselor. Uniquely situated to explore Dubus's life, Samway presents an accurate and profound portrayal of a writer who explored the depths of the human heart often in conflict with itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDubus (1936-1999) was born and raised in Lake Charles, Louisiana, where he grew up devoutly Catholic--a faith that often left an impact on his work. After serving in the Marines for eight years, he received his MFA at the Writers' Workshop in Iowa and later had a successful career for seventeen years as professor of literature at Bradford College in Haverhill, Massachusetts. His oeuvre includes one novel and numerous short story and essay collections, including \u003cem\u003eBroken Vessels\u003c\/em\u003e, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Several of his stories have been adapted into films.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDubus's personal life was often marred by tragedy that deeply influenced his work: three divorces greatly impacted his life, the lives of his former wives, and those of his six children; a severe car accident that resulted in the loss of one of his legs; and reoccurring bouts of loneliness and depression. Though it would have been easy to allow his nether self to become dominant, Dubus was aware of life's convergent blessings in such a way that he rose--sometimes anxiously and hesitatingly--above the negativity that almost enveloped him, freeing him to create an extensive and influential body of work still beloved by readers today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Samway, S.J.\u003c\/b\u003e, is author or editor of a number of books focusing on literary criticism and letters, including \u003ci\u003eWalker Percy: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSignposts in a Strange Land\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFaulkner and Idealism: Perspectives from Paris\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eA Thief of Peirce: The Letters of Kenneth Laine Ketner and Walker Percy\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eJohn Berryman and Robert Giroux: A Publishing Friendship\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Flannery O'Connor and Robert Giroux: A Publishing Partnership\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45531779498119,"sku":"9781496863478","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/GJGztGpHzQ9781496863478.webp?v=1786661414","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/andre-dubus-a-literary-life-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}