Andre Dubus
Separate Flights
And Other Stories
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Dubus's masterful first collection, in which he brings to life the human condition-in all its sorrow and beautyFor the men and women in Andre Dubus's poignant debut collection, life and love are not without their tribulations. The devout endeavor to reconcile the demands of their faith with their most basic human inclinations. A doctor is confronted with his limitations as a man. Husbands and wives seek solace in the beds of others, even as their infidelities expose them to further heartbreak.Etched in austere prose that is punctuated with powerful emotional moments, the richly drawn characters of Separate Flights command both compassion and…
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Dubus's masterful first collection, in which he brings to life the human condition-in all its sorrow and beautyFor the men and women in Andre Dubus's poignant debut collection, life and love are not without their tribulations. The devout endeavor to reconcile the demands of their faith with their most basic human inclinations. A doctor is confronted with his limitations as a man. Husbands and wives seek solace in the beds of others, even as their infidelities expose them to further heartbreak.Etched in austere prose that is punctuated with powerful emotional moments, the richly drawn characters of Separate Flights command both compassion and admiration, which readers are helpless to deny them. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Andre Dubus including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author's estate.
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-4532-9946-3
- EAN: 9781453299463
- Produktnummer: 22330146
- Verlag: Open Road Media
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
- Seitenangabe: 222 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 4'501 KB
Über den Autor
Award-winning author Andre Dubus (1936-1999) has been hailed as one of the best American short story writers of the twentieth century. Dubus's collections of short fiction include Separate Flights (1975), Adultery & Other Choices (1977), and Dancing After Hours (1996), which was a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. Another collection, Finding a Girl in America, features the story Killings, which was adapted into the critically acclaimed film In the Bedroom (2001), starring Sissy Spacek, Tom Wilkinson, and Marisa Tomei.
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