Andre dubus iii biography of barack

Interview

A thoroughly entertaining interview with Andre Dubus III as he shares a variety of anecdotal stories describing the people and events that influenced his writing

What was it like growing up in your household, with a writer for a father?
Well, like most kids, I didn't pay attention to what my dad did, I just wasn't interested.

My dad and Mom divorced when I was around 10, and I didn't live with him after that, though he was close by and we saw each other weekly.

Andre dubus iii biography of barack

I wasn't really aware that he was a writer; I didn't start reading his writing until I was about 15. It occurred to me then that my dad was kind of special; he's still one of my favorite writers. I grew up in a pretty working-class neighborhood, and my friends didn't have a lot of books in their houses, though I did.

And though I didn't pick up a lot of those books off of the shelf, I grew up knowing that it was part of a full life.

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