Книга: Andre Dubus «House of Sand and Fog»
Серия: "-" In this stunning novel Andre Dubus III set in present-day California a story of human conflict that has the power and resonance of a classical tragedy. Working on a road crew in California, a former colonel in the Shah's Air Force yearns to restore his family's dignity. When an attractive bungalow comes up at a country auction for a fraction of its value, he sees an opportunity to dream his own American Dream, for himself, his wife and children. But for the house's former owner, a recovering alcoholic and addict down on her luck, the loss of her father's house is the latest in a series of insults life has dealt her. When he becomes involved with a married policeman who takes up her cause, the stage is set for a gut-wrenching tragedy, which keeps the reader gripped and moved to the last page. Dubus has an extraordinary ability to get us inside each of his characters, to see the world as it is for each of them. These are ordinary people, people just looking for a small piece of ground to stand on, driven by the same ordinary needs into inevitable conflict - a conflict in which even the reader, rooting for all of them, has no safe haven. Unfolding relentlessly from its opening pages, House of Sand and Fog is a narrative triumph. It turns both the traditional immigrant success story and a modern love story upside down with a heartrending outcome, combining American realism with a Shak. Издательство: "Random House, Inc." (2001)
ISBN: 978-0-09-928314-0 |
Andre Dubus
Infobox Writer
name = Andre Dubus
birthdate = Birth date|1936|8|11
birthplace = Lake Charles,
deathdate = Death date and age|1999|2|24|1936|8|11
deathplace = Haverhill,
occupation =
period = 1967-1998
genre =
nationality = American
influenced =
Andre Dubus (
Biography
Andre Dubus was born in
Dubus's life was scarred by tragedy. His sister was raped as a young woman, causing Dubus many years of paranoia over his loved ones' safety. Dubus carried personal firearms to protect himself and those around him, until the night in the late 1980s, when he almost shot a man in a drunken argument outside a bar in Tuscaloosa,
Dubus experienced a personal tragedy late on the night of
To help Dubus with his mounting medical bills, his friends and fellow writers,
Dubus also found a deeper religious faith at this time. A practicing
Dubus spent his later years in Haverhill, until his death from a heart attack in 1999, at age 62. He is buried in Elmwood Cemetery in
Writing career
Although he did write one novel, "The Lieutenant," in 1967, Dubus considered himself to be and is mainly known as a writer of short fiction. Throughout his career, he published most of his work in small but distinguished literary journals such as
Dubus's literary career was extensive. His collections include: "Separate Flights" (1975), "Adultery and Other Choices" (1977), "Finding a Girl in America" (1980), "The Times Are Never So Bad" (1983), "Voices from the Moon" (1984), "The Last Worthless Evening" (1986), "Selected Stories" (1988), "Broken Vessels" (1991), "Dancing After Hours" (1996), and "Meditations from a Movable Chair" (1998). His writing awards include the PEN/Malamud, the
Cinematic adaptations
After Dubus's death, his story "
Bibliography
* "The Lieutenant" (1967)
* "Separate Flights" (1975)
* "Adultery and Other Choices" (1977)
* "Finding a Girl in America" (1980)
* "The Times Are Never So Bad" (1983)
* "Voices from the Moon" (1984)
* "The Last Worthless Evening" (1986)
* "Selected Stories" (1988)
* "Broken Vessels" (1991)
* "
* "Meditations from a Moveable Chair" (1998)
External links
Источник: Andre Dubus
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