Our Common Novel: 2004-2005
The Common Novel is a longstanding and beloved RIT tradition upheld by the
Department of Language and Literature. For over twenty years, Writing and
Literature students, faculty, and community have been united in the common
experience of reading a novel and engaging in lively discussion and debate.
Classroom activities and faculty lectures complement the Common Novel program,
which culminates in a campus visit by the author. Students get plenty of face
time with the author, who fields questions and signs books in classroom visits,
and addresses the Institute at large in a specially prepared lecture. Past
Common Novel authors include such greats as Toni Morrison, William Kennedy,
E.L. Doctorow, and Michael Ondaatje.
The House of Sand and Fog
By: Andre Dubus III
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Andre Dubus III
Andre Dubus III is the author of a collection of short
fiction, The Cage Keeper and Other Stories, and the novels, Bluesman
and House of Sand and Fog. His works has been included in The Best
American Essays of 1994, The Best Spiritual Writing of 1999, and The
Best of Hope Magazine. He has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship,
The National Magazine Award for fiction, The Pushcart Prize, and was
a Finalist for the Prix de Rome Fellowship from the Academy of Arts
and Letters.
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Used with permission from Judy Lubershane Agency
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"What's so exciting and terrifying about the
writing process is that it really is an act of exploration and discovery.
With all of us, not just writers, there is a sort of knowledge of
the other. We have a lot more in common than we realize, and I think
writing is really a sustained act of empathy." - Andre Dubus,
Bold
Type Magazine Interview
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"It is rare these days to encounter a novel that
follows the rules of Greek tragedy…Dubus is a taker of risks,
and here he ups the ante by making his protagonist, an immigrant trying
to establish a foothold in America…A craftsman of character and
dialogue, Dubus has dared to push his limits." - San Francisco
Chronicle
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"This is a story, told in highly visual, descriptive
language, about how people you might choose to be your neighbors are
repeatedly trapped by circumstances and transformed by events until
finally they can-and do-destroy one another." - The New York Times Book Review
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"I've Never Read A Book Like This!" Using words
like "brilliant," "unbelievable" and "incredible,"
Oprah Winfrey lauded the newest book by author and Tufts lecturer Andre
Dubus III. "This author just won our hearts and minds with his story,"
Oprah told her audience. "This is one of my favorite reads of all
time." Complete review at Tufts
E-News
- "A mesmerizing tale of the American Dream gone terribly awry....The
son and namesake of one of our most talented writers has embarked on a
dazzling career in his own right." -Publishers Weekly.
House of Sand and Fog: DVD copies of the motion picture are available at the Library's Reserve Desk
(1st floor) and also located in the Media Resource Center (A-Level, Building 5).
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