{"product_id":"the-winter-father-9781567926170","title":"The Winter Father","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExquisitely powerful short stories by the masterful Andre Dubus. Originally published in two volumes, \u003ci\u003eThe Times Are Never So Bad\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFinding a Girl in America.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis collection includes some of Andre Dubus's most celebrated stories including \"A Father's Story,\" \"The Pretty Girl,\" and \"Killings\"--the basis of the Academy Award-nominated film \u003ci\u003eIn the Bedroom\u003c\/i\u003e--a swift tale of revenge that leaves readers wondering what they might do in the name of family love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Dubus's stories feel as fresh today as they did when I first read them, three decades ago,\" Richard Russo writes in the introduction. \"One reason is the delight he takes in playing off readers' genre expectations. Conventional robbery stories, for example, are almost always concerned with whether the thieves will get caught. Here  in 'Anna'] it's the exact opposite. Dubus doesn't care whether Anna and Wayne get caught; not getting caught actually deepens their predicament. Similarly, 'Townies, ' which at first appears to be the story of a murdered college girl, turns out to be about the unexpected link between the campus cop who finds her body and the boy who kills her, both of whom have been excluded from the privileged girl's world by virtue of their class.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCollected Short Stories and Novellas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e by Andre Dubus includes \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Don't Live Here Anymore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Winter Father\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cross Country Runner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. All three contain work by an American master, perfect for anyone who loves stories of the human heart and where it can lead us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDubus, Andre:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndre Dubus\u003c\/b\u003e (1936-1999) is considered among the most talented American short stories writers of his generation. Born and raised in Louisiana, he spent his adult life living and teaching in blue-collar mill towns in northern New England.\u003cbr\u003e Dubus's short stories and essays appeared in distinguished literary journals and magazines across the country, and were selected for numerous editions of the Best American Short Stories series, as well as the O. Henry Awards and Pushcart Prize anthologies. Dubus's work earned him MacArthur and Guggenheim fellowships, the PEN\/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story, the Rea Award for the Short Story, the Jean Stein Award of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and nominations for a National Book Critics Circle Award and Pulitzer Prize.\u003cbr\u003e In addition to seven collections of stories and novellas, Dubus published one novel and two collections of essays. The award-winning films \u003ci\u003eIn the Bedroom\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWe Don't Live Here Anymore\u003c\/i\u003e were adapted from his stories.\u003cbr\u003e Dubus is buried in Haverhill, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRusso, Richard:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Russo\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of nine novels, most recently the best-selling \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverybody's Fool\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThat Old Cape Magic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, and the memoir \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElsewhere\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. In 2002 he received the Pulitzer Prize for \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmpire Falls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David R. Godine Publisher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50524828729618,"sku":"9781567926170","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2dd0ead6-1ae6-4d8e-8aae-501d44c1bd6c.jpg?v=1731194259","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-winter-father-9781567926170","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}