{"product_id":"dancing-after-hours-stories-paperback","title":"Dancing After Hours: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndre Dubus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e Notable Book of the Year \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom a genuine hero of the American short story comes a luminous collection that reveals the seams of hurt, courage, and tenderness that run through the bedrock of contemporary American life. In these fourteen stories, Dubus depicts ordinary men and women confronting injury and loneliness, the lack of love and the terror of actually having it. Out of his characters' struggles and small failures--and their unexpected moments of redemption--Dubus creates fiction that bears comparison to the short story's greatest creators--Chekhov, Raymond Carver, Flannery O'Connor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A master of the short story...It's good to have Andre Dubus back. More than ever, he is an object of hope.\"--Philadelphia Inquirer \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Dubus's detailed creation of three-dimensional characters is propelled by his ability to turn a quiet but perfect phrase... This] kind of writing raises gooseflesh of admiration.\"--San Francisco Chronicle\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA New York Times Notable Book of the Year \u003cbr\u003eFrom a genuine hero of the American short story comes a luminous collection that reveals the seams of hurt, courage, and tenderness that run through the bedrock of contemporary American life. In these fourteen stories, Dubus depicts ordinary men and women confronting injury and loneliness, the lack of love and the terror of actually having it. Out of his characters' struggles and small failures--and their unexpected moments of redemption--Dubus creates fiction that bears comparison to the short story's greatest creators--Chekhov, Raymond Carver, Flannery O'Connor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A master of the short story...It's good to have Andre Dubus back. More than ever, he is an object of hope.\"--Philadelphia Inquirer \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Dubus's detailed creation of three-dimensional characters is propelled by his ability to turn a quiet but perfect phrase...[This] kind of writing raises gooseflesh of admiration.\"--San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndre Dubus\u003c\/b\u003e (1936-1999) is considered one of the greatest American short story writers of the twentieth century. His collections of short fiction, which include \u003ci\u003eAdultery \u0026amp; Other Choices\u003c\/i\u003e (1977), \u003ci\u003eThe Times Are Never So Bad\u003c\/i\u003e (1983), and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Worthless Evening\u003c\/i\u003e (1986), are notable for their spare prose and illuminative, albeit subtle, insights into the human heart. He is often compared with Anton Chekhov and revered as a \"writer's writer.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 8.06 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42695279575103,"sku":"9780679751144","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/aa0ab2a1665c084afdc0ecf8099022dd.webp?v=1765003246","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/dancing-after-hours-stories-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}