Dancing After Hours: Stories

Literary Fiction

Author: Andre Dubus

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year,,From a genuine hero of the American short story comes a luminous collection that reveals the seams of hurt, courage, and tenderness that run through the bedrock of contemporary American life. In these fourteen stories, Dubus depicts ordinary men and women confronting injury and loneliness, the lack of love and the terror of actually….Read More

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