Andre Dubus III Reihenfolge der Bücher

Essays from the literary master and best-selling author of Townie on a life of challenges, contradictions and fulfillments

A full-hearted parable of aspiration, loss and redemption from a literary master of working-class New England

Celebrated for his profound storytelling, Andre Dubus captures the complexities of human emotion and relationships in his short stories. His work often explores themes of love, loss, and the struggles of everyday life, showcasing his ability to delve into the intricacies of character and the human experience. Dubus's writing is noted for its lyrical prose and deep empathy, making him a significant figure in 20th-century literature.

In these linked novellas in which characters walk out the back door of one story and into the next, love is "dirty"—tangled up with need, power, boredom, ego, fear, and fantasy. On the Massachusetts coast north of Boston, a controlling manager, Mark, discovers his wife's infidelity after twenty-five years of marriage. An overweight young woman, Marla, gains a romantic partner but loses her innocence. A philandering bartender/aspiring poet, Robert, betrays his pregnant wife. And in the stunning title novella, a teenage girl named Devon, fleeing a dirty image of her posted online, seeks respect in the eyes of her widowed great-uncle Francis and of an Iraq vet she’s met surfing the Web.Slivered by happiness and discontent, aging and death, but also persistent hope and forgiveness, these beautifully wrought narratives express extraordinary tenderness toward human beings, our vulnerable hearts and bodies, our fulfilling and unfulfilling lives alone and with others.

Florida, Anfang September 2001: Die junge Stripperin April bringt ihre dreijährige Tochter Franny mit zur Arbeit im Puma Club. Ihre einsame Vermieterin Jean, die normalerweise auf Franny aufpasst, ist wegen einer Panikattacke im Krankenhaus. In dieser Nacht trifft April auf den ungewöhnlichen Kunden Bassam, einen jungen Araber, der hasserfüllt und zugleich persönlich wirkt und viel Geld ausgibt. Ein anderer Mann, AJ, wird aus dem Club geworfen; betrunken, zornig und einsam, sieht er plötzlich das weinende Mädchen allein an der Hintertür stehen. Diese explosive Begegnung entfaltet eine atemlose, leidenschaftliche Geschichte über Sex und Elternliebe, Ehre und Gewalt. Sie beleuchtet die düstere Kehrseite der amerikanischen Erfolgsgesellschaft und bringt uns den realistisch gezeichneten Figuren nahe. April, Bassam, Jean, AJ und die kleine Franny sind in dieser Nacht durch ein gemeinsames Schicksal verbunden, und jede Figur erzählt aus ihrer eigenen Perspektive dieselbe Geschichte: den Moment, der Amerika und die Welt für immer verändern wird. Die psychologische Spannung und der Realismus, die der Autor bereits in seinem Bestseller bewiesen hat, machen die Erzählung zu einer erschütternden und packenden Auseinandersetzung mit dem Dunklen und Schmerzvollen im menschlichen Herzen.

In 1992, Richard Ford edited and introduced the first Granta Book of the American Short Story . It became the definitive anthology of American short fiction written in the last half of the twentieth century—an “exemplary choice” in the words of The Washington Post —with stories by Eudora Welty, John Cheever, Raymond Carver, and forty others demonstrating how much memorable power can lie in the briefest narration. In the years since, Ford has been reading new stories and rereading old ones and selecting new favorites. This new collection features more than forty stories, including some he regretted overlooking the first time around, as well as many by a new generation of writers—among them Sherman Alexie, Junot Díaz, Deborah Eisenberg, Nell Freudenberger, Matthew Klam, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Z. Z. Packer. None of the stories (though a few of the writers) were in the first volume. Once again, Ford’s introduction is an illuminating exposition of how a good story is written by a master of the craft.

Kathy verliert das vom Vater geerbte Haus aus eigener Unachtsamkeit und Behördenschlamperei. Der Kampf zwischen ihr und den neuen Besitzern, einer Emigrantenfamilie aus dem Iran, wird zur Überlebensfrage.

Set in Dubus's largely coastal New England world, these short works focus on the residual anguish and momentary elation of deep emotional attachments--between lovers, between parent and child, and between estranged spouses.