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From the Archives: Andre Dubus on His Life-Changing Accident.

Writer Andre Dubus. Dubus' short stories earned him 1991's Bernard Malamud Award from the writers group, PEN. In 1986 Dubus was crippled when he was hit by a car as he was trying to assist another motorist. We'll broadcast a 1991 interview with DUBUS. (REBROADCAST from 6/25/91). His new collection of essays is "Dancing After Hours." (Knopf)

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, March 22, 1996: Review of Andre Dubus' book "Dancing After Hours"; Interview with Andre Dubus; Interview with Andre Dubus; Review of the film "Crumb"; Interview with Terry…
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From the Archives: Tracing the Origin of R. Crumb's Creativity.

Producer/ Director Terry Zwigoff. His documentary, "CRUMB" has just been released on video. The film was shot over seven years and follows the life of Robert Crumb, the famous underground artist who popularized character's such as Mr. Natural, Flakey Foont and Keep on Truckin'. The film won the Grand Jury Prize for best documentary and cinematography at the Sundance Film Festival. Zwigoff's last documentary was "Louie Bluie." (REBROADCAST from 4/17/95)

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Andre Dubus on His Life-Changing Accident

Dubus' short stories earned him this year's Bernard Malamud Award from the writers group, PEN. Dubus has just released his first work of non-fiction, a collection of essays, called "Broken Vessels." It deals with, among other things, a tragic car accident that killed one person and left him severely injured.

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