He is a member of the faculty at the university of massachusetts lowell. He is the author of three books, and lives in newburyport, massachusetts with his wife and children. Andre dubus iii librarything catalog your books online. Andre dubus iii born september 11, 1959 is an american novelist and short story writer. The success of the latter novel, a national book award finalist and a pick for oprahs book club, has led vintage contemporaries to reprint bluesman, giving readers a chance to enjoy the earlier book. Andre dubus iii is the author of a collection of short fiction, the cage keeper and other stories, and the novels bluesman, house of sand and fog, and the garden of last days, and the memoir townie. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. House of sand and fog by dubus iii, andre may 3, 2001 paperback.
Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. In this heartbreakingly beautiful book of disillusioned intimacy and persistent yearning, beloved and celebrated author andre dubus iii explores the bottomless needs and stubborn weaknesses of people seeking gratification in food and sex, work and love. He began writing fiction at age 22 just a few months after graduating from the university of texas at austin with a bachelors degree in soc. Tobias wolff dubus can home in more quickly and efficiently on a characters inner life than any writer ive encountered in recent memory. Andre dubus iii has 20 books on goodreads with 228889 ratings. Bluesman by andre dubus iii penguin books australia. Andre dubus iii author andre dubus iii was born in 1959. Andre dubus iii is currently considered a single author. His work has been included in the best american essays of 1994, the best spiritual writing of 1999, and the best of hope magazine. With house of sand and fog, his national book awardnominated novel, andre dubus iii demonstrated his mastery of the complexities of character and desire. Andre dubus iii s most popular book is house of sand and fog. Andre dubus, iii author andre dubus iii grew up in mill towns on the merrimack river along the massachusettsnew hampshire border. Written by andre dubus iii, audiobook narrated by andre dubus.
Anna quindlen anne tyler frank mc court jane hamilton anita shreve amy tan rebecca wells david guterson chris bohjalian wally lamb. Like many young man of that age his interest is sex, passion and music while trying to discover who he is and who he is going to be. Andre dubus iii is the author of the garden of last days, bluesman, the cage keeper and other stories and the bestselling house of sand and fog. Leo sayer the young protagonist in andre dubus iiis book the bluesman is a young man coming of age in the time of social upheaval of the vietnam era. Andre dubus iii is the author of two previous books. His memoir, townie, was published in february 2011. Young leo suther is about to turn 18 and is getting ready to find out what life outside of school is all about. Bluesman by andre dubus iii meet your next favorite book.
Andre dubus iii grew up bullied, and learned to knock peoples teeth out with a single punch. His writing has received many honors, including a guggenheim fellowship, a national magazine award, and two pushcart prizes. His son andre dubus iii is also an author, whose most noted book is the novel house of sand and fog 1999 was both a finalist for the national book award and the basis for an academy awardnominated film of the same title. Andre dubus iii has a keen and generous eye, and the great gift of bestowing dignity on his people tobias wolff. Before finding his calling as a writer, andre dubus iii b. Bluesman by andre dubus iii overdrive rakuten overdrive.
In this earlier novel he captures a roiling time in american history and the comingofage of a boy who must decide between desire, ambition, and duty. Blue flower arts andre dubus iii a literary speakers. Andre dubus iii has a keen and generous eye, and the great gift of bestowing dignity on even the most confused of his people. Books by andre dubus writers similar to andre dubus. Andre dubus iii is the author of a collection of short fiction, the cage keeper and other stories, and the novels bluesman, house of sand and fog, and the garden of last days. Read by the author andre dubus iii the stunningly crafted first collection of seven stories by the bestselling author of townie and house of sand and fog. Bluesman by andre dubus iii a beautifully written novel by the author of house of sand and fog, this coming of age novel takes place during the vietnam war era of the mid to late 60s. As strong, sweet and clear as the blues he writes about seattle times about the author. See all books authored by andre dubus iii, including house of sand and fog, and townie, and more on. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Andre dubus iii writes serious, literary, heavyoften very heavystuff.
Books by andre dubus iii author of house of sand and fog. At his book signing, i watch as the jovial, immensely likable author highfives a readers kid. His writing has received many honors, including a guggenheim fellowship, a national. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author.
He has been awarded a guggenheim fellowship, the national magazine award for fiction, the pushcart. Andre dubus was married three times and fathered six children. His writing has received many honors, including a guggenheim fellowship, a national magazine award, and two. His first book, the cage keeper and other stories, was published in 1989, followed in 1993 by his first novel, bluesman. Books by andre dubus authors like andre dubus what.