Former resident is writer and teacher in Massachusetts / Corinne Peace -- Conversation with Andre Dubus / Christopher Caldwell and Adam Cherson -- A conversation with Andre Dubus / Dev Hathaway -- Andre Dubus interview with Kay Bonetti / Kay Bonetti -- A redneck intellectual at home in New England / Mimi Read -- Interview with Andre Dubus / Robert Dahlin -- The outrageous Andre Dubus / Jesse Kornbluth -- Our dinners with Andre / Amy Schildhouse -- Interview with Andre Dubus / Patrick Samway, S.J. -- Accident robbed author of desire to write / Stacey A. Chase -- An interview with Andre Dubus / Stacey A. Chase -- Short-story writer's words flow on the page--and off / Regina Hackett -- Andre Dubus's knuckler keeps him in the game / Tim McCarthy -- Profile in courage / Susan Larson -- Andre Dubus / Eleanor Wachtel -- "Into the melody": A conversation with Andre Dubus / Olivia Carr Edenfield -- A conversation with Andre Dubus / Lori Ambacher -- An interview with Andre Dubus / John Smolens -- Interview with Andre Dubus / Tom Grimes -- Interview / Jennifer Levasseur and Kevin Rabalais -- Interview with Andre Dubus / Greg Garrett.
Summary:
"Over three decades, celebrated fiction writer Andre Dubus (1936-1999) published seven collections of short stories, two collections of essays, two collections of previously published stories, two novels, and a novella. While this is an impressive publishing record for any writer, for Dubus, who suffered a near-fatal accident mid-career, it is near miraculous. Just after midnight on July 23, 1986, after stopping to assist two stranded motorists, Dubus was struck by a car. His right leg was crushed and his left leg had to be amputated above the knee. After months of hospital stays and surgeries, he would suffer chronic pain for the rest of his life. However, when he gave his first interview after the accident, his deepest fear was that he would never write again. This collection of interviews traces his career beginning in 1967 with the publication of his novel The Lieutenant, to his final interview given right before his death on February 24, 1999. In between are conversations that focus on his shift to essay writing during his long recovery period as well as those that celebrate his return to fiction with the publication of "The Colonel's Wife," in 1993. Dubus would share as well stories surrounding his Louisiana childhood, his three marriages, the writers who influenced him, and his deep Catholic faith."--Publisher's website.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.