Conversations with Andre Dubus / edited by Olivia Carr Edenfield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dubus, Andre, III, 1959-

Contributor:

Edenfield, Olivia Carr, editor.

Series:

Literary conversations series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dubus, Andre, III, 1959-.

Dubus, Andre.

Authors, American--20th century--Interviews.

Authors, American.

Fiction--Authorship.

Fiction.

Genre:

Interviews.

Physical Description:

xxi, 257 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2013]

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 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. Book jacket.

Contents:

Former Resident Is Writer and Teacher in Massachusetts / Corinne Peace / 1970 /, Corinne Peace, 1970 3

Conversation with Andre Dubus / Christopher Caldwell Caldwell, Christopher, Adam Cherson / 1982 /, Adam Cherson, 1982 6

A Conversation with Andre Dubus / Dev Hathaway / 1983 /, Dev Hathaway, 1983 12

Andre Dubus Interview with Kay Bonetti / Kay Bonetti / 1984 /, Kay Bonetti, 1984 32

A Redneck Intellectual at Home in New England / Mimi Read / 1984 /, Mimi Read, 1984 59

Interview with Andre Dubus / Robert Dahlin / 1984 /, Robert Dahlin, 1984 63

The Outrageous Andre Dubus / Jesse Kornbluth / 1985 /, Jesse Kornbluth, 1985 69

Our Dinners with Andre / Amy Schildhouse / 1986 /, Amy Schildhouse, 1986 76

Interview with Andre Dubus / Patrick Samway, S.J. / 1986 /, Patrick Samway, S.J., 1986 89

Accident Robbed Author of Desire to Write / Stacey A. Chase / 1986 /, Stacey A. Chase, 1986 103

An Interview with Andre Dubus / Stacey A. Chase / 1989 /, Stacey A. Chase, 1989 107

Short-Story Writer's Words Flow on the Page-and Off / Regina Hackett / 1990 /, Regina Hackett, 1990 117

Andre Dubus's Knuckler Keeps Him in the Game / Tim McCarthy / 1990 /, Tim McCarthy, 1990 120

Profile in Courage / Susan Larson / 1991 /, Susan Larson, 1991 130

Andre Dubus / Eleanor Wachtel / 1991 /, Eleanor Wachtel, 1991 133

"Into the Melody": A Conversation with Andre Dubus / Olivia Carr Edenfield / 1993 /, Olivia Carr Edenfield, 1993 144

A Conversation with Andre Dubus / Lori Ambacher /1993 /1993, Lori Ambacher 192

An Interview with Andre Dubus / John Smolens / 1994 /, John Smolens, 1994 208

Interview with Andre Dubus / Tom Grimes / 1997 /, Tom Grimes, 1997 218

Interview / Jennifer Levasseur Levasseur, Jennifer, Kevin Rabalais / 1998 /, Kevin Rabalais, 1998 230

Interview with Andre Dubus / Greg Garrett / 1999 /, Greg Garrett, 1999 247.

Notes:

Includes index.

Other Format:

Online version: Dubus, Andre, 1959- Conversations with Andre Dubus

ISBN:

9781617037856

1617037850

OCLC:

815383689