Meditations from a Movable Chair Essays
Meditations from a Movable Chair Essays by Andre Dubus, published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on April 6, 1999, is a collection of twenty-five essays that reflect the author’s deeply personal experiences and insights. Written in English and spanning 224 pages, this edition captures Dubus’s vulnerability and vision following a life-altering accident in 1986, which resulted in the loss of one leg and diminished use of the other. The essays explore themes of despair, acceptance, and joy, showcasing the author’s ability to find meaning in everyday moments.
Readers will encounter a range of topics as Dubus delves into his relationships, personal struggles, and reflections on faith and creativity. The collection includes poignant discussions on familial bonds, the impact of trauma, and admiration for literary figures, all presented with a sense of grace and introspection. This edition serves as a testament to Dubus’s literary prowess and his exploration of the human experience, making it a significant contribution to the genres of literary collections and personal memoirs.
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The twenty-five luminous and intensely personal essays in this collection are, like Andre Dubus’s celebrated short stories, a testament to the author’s vulnerability, vision, and indestructible faith. Since losing one leg and the use of the other in a 1986 accident, Dubus has experienced despair, learned acceptance, and, finally, found joy in the sacramental magic of even the most quotidian tasks.
Whether he is writing of the relationship with his father, the rape of his beloved sister, his Catholic faith, the suicide of a gay naval officer, his admiration for fellow writers like Hemingway and Mailer, or the simple act of making sandwiches for his daughters’ lunchboxes, Dubus cuts straight to the heart of things. Here we have a master at the height of his powers, an artist whose work “is suffused with grace, bathed in a kind of spiritual glow” (The New York Times Book Review).
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