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Michael Merschel: Michael Merschel edits books coverage for The Dallas Morning News. November 2010
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The literary star of the breakfast panel was Andre Dubus III, whose new book The Garden of Last Days has generated some attention here. Mr. Dubus - who left the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in sociology in 1981- gave insight into what makes a writer tick when he talked about his upbringing. Yes, he was the son of a famous short story writer, but that, he noted, meant the family was poor. And after a divorce, his family moved a lot - something he says is common in many writers he knows. He became angry, and learned how to fight, and began to seek out situations where he could pick a fight with someone he thought was a bully.
"I don't know if I'd be alive today without writing," he said. "I stopped boxing when I started writing." Archived Comments |
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Chris & Mike, Love your BEA reporting. It's great to have all these snapshots. Didn't know Andre Dubus III was a UT grad.
Here is a video of this BEA talk from Andre Dubus III: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDvhCJf9auY