Biography of andre dubus iii

American novelist (born 1959)

Andre Dubus III (born September 11, 1959) is an American novelist and short story writer. He is a member of the faculty at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.^[1]

Early life and education

Born in Oceanside, California, to Patricia (née Lowe) and Louisiana-born writer Andre Dubus, Dubus grew up in a mill town in Haverhill, Massachusetts.

Which is along the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border with his three siblings: Suzanne, Jeb, and Nicole.^[2][3] His father left his mother for one of his students, leaving his mother to support the family alone, under strained financial circumstances.^[4]

He began writing fiction at 22, shortly after graduating from the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's degree in sociology — and worked variously as a carpenter, bartender, office custodian, personal investigator, corrections counselor, and halfway house counselor to support himself.^&#