{"product_id":"andre-dubus-patrick-samway-9781496863485","title":"Andre Dubus: A Literary Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAndre Dubus: A Literary Life\u003c\/em\u003e recounts the life of the famed American writer while also providing deep and acute analysis of his stories and novellas often from a biographical perspective. Author Patrick Samway, S.J., a specialist in the literature of the American South who received his PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was not only a friend of the late Andre Dubus but also a spiritual counselor. Uniquely situated to explore Dubus's life, Samway presents an accurate and profound portrayal of a writer who explored the depths of the human heart often in conflict with itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDubus (1936-1999) was born and raised in Lake Charles, Louisiana, where he grew up devoutly Catholic--a faith that often left an impact on his work. After serving in the Marines for eight years, he received his MFA at the Writers' Workshop in Iowa and later had a successful career for seventeen years as professor of literature at Bradford College in Haverhill, Massachusetts. His oeuvre includes one novel and numerous short story and essay collections, including \u003cem\u003eBroken Vessels\u003c\/em\u003e, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Several of his stories have been adapted into films.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDubus's personal life was often marred by tragedy that deeply influenced his work: three divorces greatly impacted his life, the lives of his former wives, and those of his six children; a severe car accident that resulted in the loss of one of his legs; and reoccurring bouts of loneliness and depression. Though it would have been easy to allow his nether self to become dominant, Dubus was aware of life's convergent blessings in such a way that he rose--sometimes anxiously and hesitatingly--above the negativity that almost enveloped him, freeing him to create an extensive and influential body of work still beloved by readers today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick Samway\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496863488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496863485\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Patrick Samway","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49001013575935,"sku":"9781496863485","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/andre-dubus-patrick-samway-9781496863485","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}