{"product_id":"the-cross-country-runner-paperback","title":"The Cross Country Runner - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndre Dubus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTobias Wolff\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpirituality, sex, violence, guilt, and morality in stories that are filled with a generosity and tenderness that distinguishes the masterful short fiction writer, Andre Dubus.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis third volume in the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCollected Short Stories and Novellas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e by Andre Dubus includes the four novellas and two stories collected in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Worthless Evening\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, the novella, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoices from the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, plus previously uncollected stories--all with an introduction by Tobias Wolff. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"It's divorce that did it,\" his father had said last night.\u003c\/i\u003e So begins \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoices from the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, the 126-page novella that takes place over the course of a single day and alternates between the viewpoints of Richie Stowe, a serious twelve-year-old who plans to become a priest, and the five other members of his family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The stories from \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Worthless Evening\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e range further than in any previous Dubus collection: racial tension in the Navy; a detective story homage; a Hispanic shortstop; the unlikely pairing of an eleven-year-old kid and a dangerous Vietnam vet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Finally, this volume includes previously uncollected stories, including work from the mid-1960s and the late 1990s. The earliest story appearing here is \"The Cross Country Runner\"--first published in the \u003ci\u003eMidwestern University Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e in 1966 when Dubus was 30 years old. The final story--the western-themed \"Sisters\"--is the last piece of fiction Dubus was working on when he died suddenly in 1999 at the age of 63. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCollected Short Stories and Novellas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e by Andre Dubus includes \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Don't Live Here Anymore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Winter Father\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cross Country Runner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. All three contain work by an American master, perfect for anyone who loves stories of the human heart and where it can lead us.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.13 x 9 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 18, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47247158378745,"sku":"9781567926279","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/dldWRzRXaEdxbkgrdEozQllVeHFaUT09.webp?v=1768621054","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-cross-country-runner-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}