The Pivotal Stories Project

Andre Dubus III (Part 1)


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Andre Dubus III is the author of numerous works of fiction, including The Cage Keeper and Other Stories, The Garden of Last Days, Blues Man, and his most recent work of fiction, Gone So Long.

His novel House of Sand and Fog was a New York Times bestseller and was made into an Oscar-nominated film, starring Ben Kingsley and Jennifer Connolly. His memoir, Townie,  was also a bestseller and his work has been nominated for a National Book Award and featured on countless best-of lists.

He has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, the National Magazine Award for fiction, two Pushcart Prizes, and an American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature. His books have been published in over 25 languages, and he teaches full-time at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell.

In part one of our conversation, Andre and I talk about the importance of story, the power of connection being present, and why he doesn't own a cell phone.

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