A beautifully written novel by the author of house of sand and fog, this coming of age novel takes place during the vietnam war era of the mid to late 60s. His first book, the cage keeper and other stories, was published in 1989, followed in 1993 by his first novel, bluesman. Writer andre dubus iii he is the son of the celebrated writer andre dubus, who died in 1999. In this earlier novel he captures a roiling time in american history and the comingofage of a boy who must decide between desire, ambition, and duty. Andre dubus iii is the author of bluesman, the cage keeper and other stories and the bestselling house of sand and fog. By andre dubus iii and andre iii dubus iii and andre iii dubus. Buy a cheap copy of bluesman book by andre dubus iii. His work has been included in the best american essays of 1994, the best spiritual writing of 1999, and the best of hope magazine. Like many young man of that age his interest is sex, passion and music while trying to discover who he is and who he is going to be.
Download audiobooks written by andre dubus iii to your device. It is the summer of 1967 and leo suther is about to turn eighteen. Leo lives in a small massachusetts town in the connecticut river valley with jim, his father. Andre dubus iii born september 11, 1959 is an american novelist and short story writer. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. This is the summer that everyone has something to tea. Andre dubus iii is the author of a collection of short fiction, the cage keeper and other stories, and the novels bluesman, house of sand and fog, and the. Andre dubus iii grew up bullied, and learned to knock peoples teeth out with a single punch. At his book signing, i watch as the jovial, immensely likable author highfives a readers kid. Bluesman by andre dubus iii overdrive rakuten overdrive. Andre dubus iii grew up in mill towns on the merrimack river along the massachusettsnew hampshire border. A novel by andre dubus iii and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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Andre dubus iii is the author of the garden of last days, bluesman, the cage keeper and other stories and the bestselling house of sand and fog. In rural heywood, massachusetts, white men are playing the blues and eighteenyearold leo suther is writing clumsy. Read bluesman a novel by andre dubus iii available from rakuten kobo. Leo falls in love with allie donovan, who, like leo, is a junior at heywood high school.
His work has been included in the best american essays and the best spiritual writing. Publication date 1993 topics vietnamese conflict, 19611975 fiction, blues musicians fiction, young men fiction, massachusetts fiction. A novel by dubus iii, andre and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. His memoir, townie, was published in february 2011. Bluesman by andre dubus, iii overdrive rakuten overdrive. With house of sand and fog, his national book awardnominated novel, andre dubus iii demonstrated his mastery of the complexities of. In a gentle and winning first novel by the author of the cage keeper and other stories, 17yearold leo suther faces some difficult growing up in the summer of 1967.
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During this novel the main character, leo suther, falls in love and faces challenging situations. Bluesman ebook por andre dubus iii 9781466806610 rakuten kobo. Born in oceanside, california, to patricia nee lowe and louisianaborn writer andre dubus, dubus grew up in mill towns in the merrimack river valley along the massachusettsnew. Books by andre dubus writers similar to andre dubus.
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Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Young leo suther is about to turn 18 and is getting ready to find out what life outside of school is all about. Andre dubus iii is the author of a collection of short fiction, the cage keeper and other stories, and the novels bluesman, house of sand and fog, and the garden of last days, and the memoir townie. Few writers can enter their characters so completely or evoke their lives as viscerally as andre dubus iii. Leo sayer the young protagonist in andre dubus iiis book the bluesman is a young man coming of age in the time of social upheaval of the vietnam era.
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His writing has received many honors, including a guggenheim fellowship, a national magazine award, and two pushcart prizes. Jul 31, 2012 andre dubus iii writes serious, literary, heavyoften very heavystuff. The books horrifying denouement offers readers a searing study in the wages of pride. Written by andre dubus iii, audiobook narrated by andre dubus. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. It was bad enough when kathy lazaro stepped out of the shower one morning to find herself evicted from her house, a small bungalow to be auctioned the very next day in a. He began writing fiction at age 22 just a few months after graduating from the university of texas at austin with a bachelors degree in soc. Oceanside, california worked for brief stints as a bounty hunter, private investigator, carpenter, bartender, actor, and teacher.
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