Townie : a memoir
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New York : W.W. Norton, [2011].
Edition
First edition.
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387 pages ; 25 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Berthoud Community Library District - BIOGRAPHY | BIO DUBUS | On Shelf |
Del Norte Public Library - NONFICTION | 920 DUBU A. | On Shelf |
Lamar Public Library (C426) - BIOGRAPHY | B DUBUS DUBUS | On Shelf |
Lyons Library - NONFICTION | 813.54 DUB | On Shelf |
Mancos Library District - NONFICTION | 813.54 DUB | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton, [2011].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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After their parents divorced in the 1970s, Andre Dubus III and his three siblings grew up with their exhausted working mother in a depressed Massachusetts mill town saturated with drugs and crime. To protect himself and those he loved from street violence, Andre learned to use his fists so well that he was even scared of himself. He was on a fast track to getting killed-or killing someone else. He signed on as a boxer.Nearby, his father, an eminent author, taught on a college campus and took the kids out on Sundays. The clash of worlds couldn't have been more stark-or more difficult for a son to communicate to a father. Only by becoming a writer himself could Andre begin to bridge the abyss and save himself. His memoir is a riveting, visceral, profound meditation on physical violence and the failures and triumphs of love.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Dubus, A. (2011). Townie: a memoir (First edition.). W.W. Norton.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dubus, Andre, 1959-. 2011. Townie: A Memoir. W.W. Norton.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dubus, Andre, 1959-. Townie: A Memoir W.W. Norton, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Dubus, Andre. Townie: A Memoir First edition., W.W. Norton, 2011.
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