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Meditations from a Movable Chair: Essays (Vintage Contemporaries)

by Andre Dubus

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ISBN13: 9780679751151
ISBN10: 0679751157
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"A rich account of the daily torments and triumphs of a human soul . . . [by] one of our most gifted writers."
-The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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"Sublime . . . . To read these essays is to know what a blessing life can be, and how hard, on legs or on wheels."
-St. Petersburg Times

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"Dubus's prose is lathed to perfection. . . . [His] essays are every bit as dramatic, captivating, and full of mystery as his fiction."
-The Boston Globe
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About the Author

Andre Dubus is the author of nine works of fiction. He has received the PEN/Malamud Award, the Rea Award for excellence in short fiction, the Jean Stein Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Boston Globe's first annual Lawrence L. Winship Award, and fellowships from both the Guggenheim and MacArthur Foundations. He lives in Haverhill, Massachusetts.

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ISBN:
9780679751151
Subtitle:
Essays
Author:
Dubus, Andre
Publisher:
Vintage Books USA
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Essays
Subject:
Essays (single author)
Subject:
Specific Groups - Special Needs
Edition Description:
Paperback
Series:
Vintage Contemporaries (Paperback)
Publication Date:
April 1999
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
224
Dimensions:
8.00x5.20x.64 in. .57 lbs.
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