Adultery & Other Choices

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Ebook en format EPUB. Disponible pour téléchargement immédiat après la commande.

Protection:
Filigrane

Année de parution:
2010

ISBN-13: 9781453299708

<DIV><DIV><B>Dubus&rsquo;s second collection of short fiction: a compassionate portrayal of man&rsquo;s journey from childhood to maturity</B></DIV><DIV>&#160;</DIV><DIV>For the adolescents in Part One of Andre Dubus&rsquo;s <I>Adultery &amp; Other Choices</I>, youth is characterized by humiliation, alienation, and disappointment: A son struggles to connect with his distant father, and later he must overcome a schoolyard bully. Then, for the soldiers that inhabit Part Two, service is synonymous with sacrifice, as marriages and limbs falter and fail. But for the bitterly lonely wife of a promiscuous professor, a hopeless affair with a dying ex-priest provides her with the strength necessary to retake control of her life.</DIV><DIV>&#160;</DIV><DIV>In the aptly titled follow-up to <I>Separate Flights</I>, Dubus expertly traces the arc of human life, and with subtle grace honors the men and women he portrays with such faithful veracity.</DIV><DIV>&#160;</DIV><DIV><P>This ebook features an illustrated biography of Andre Dubus including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author&rsquo;s estate.</P></DIV></DIV>