Items related to House of Sand and Fog
The Oprah Book Club selection for November 2000.
Tense with suspense from the first line, this is one of the great American realist novels. In this page-turning, breathtaking novel, the characters will walk off the page and into your life. And a small house will seem like the most important piece of territory in the world.On a road crew in California, a former colonel in the Iranian Air Force under the Shah yearns to restore his family's dignity. When an attractive bungalow comes available on county auction for a fraction of its value, he sees a great opportunity for himself, his wife, and his children. But the house's former owner, a recovering alcoholic and addict down on her luck, doesn't see it that way, nor does her lover, a married cop driven to extremes to win her love and get her house back.
House of Sand and Fog is a narrative triumph in which a traditional immigrant success story and a modern love story are turned upside down with brutal, heartrending consequences. It is an American tragedy, and a shockingly true picture of the country we live in today.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review:
Oprah Book ClubŪ Selection, November 2000: Andre Dubus III wastes no time in capturing the dark side of the immigrant experience in America at the end of the 20th century. House of Sand and Fog opens with a highway crew composed of several nationalities picking up litter on a hot California summer day. Massoud Amir Behrani, a former colonel in the Iranian military under the Shah, reflects on his job-search efforts since arriving in the U.S. four years before: "I have spent hundreds of dollars copying my credentials; I have worn my French suits and my Italian shoes to hand-deliver my qualifications; I have waited and then called back after the correct waiting time; but there is nothing." The father of two, Behrani has spent most of the money he brought with him from Iran on an apartment and furnishings that are too expensive, desperately trying to keep up appearances in order to enhance his daughter's chances of making a good marriage. Now the daughter is married, and on impulse he sinks his remaining funds into a house he buys at auction, thus unwittingly putting himself and his family on a trajectory to disaster. The house, it seems, once belonged to Kathy Nicolo, a self-destructive alcoholic who wants it back. What starts out as a legal tussle soon escalates into a personal confrontation--with dire results.
From the Publisher:
Dubus tells his tragic tale from the viewpoints of the two main adversaries, Behrani and Kathy. To both of them, the house represents something more than just a place to live. For the colonel, it is a foot in the door of the American dream; for Kathy, a reminder of a kinder, gentler past. In prose that is simple yet evocative, House of Sand and Fog builds to its inevitable denouement, one that is painfully dark but unfailingly honest. --Alix Wilber
House of Sand and Fog has been named a finalist for the 1999 National Book Award in Fiction.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherW. W. Norton & Company
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0393046974
- ISBN 13 9780393046977
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages368
- Rating
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
US$ 12.96
Shipping:
US$ 3.99
Within U.S.A.
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
House of Sand and Fog
Published by
W. W. Norton & Company
(1999)
ISBN 10: 0393046974
ISBN 13: 9780393046977
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description hardcover. Condition: Fair. Seller Inventory # 0393046974-4-31781688
Buy Used
US$ 4.95
Convert currency
Stock Image
House of Sand and Fog
Published by
W. W. Norton & Company
(1999)
ISBN 10: 0393046974
ISBN 13: 9780393046977
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Seller Inventory # 0393046974-4-22661585
Buy Used
US$ 4.95
Convert currency
Stock Image
House of Sand and Fog
Published by
W. W. Norton & Company
(1999)
ISBN 10: 0393046974
ISBN 13: 9780393046977
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Good. The book may have minor cosmetic wear (i.e. creased spine/cover, scratches, curled corners, folded pages, minor sunburn, minor water damage, minor bent). The book may have some highlights/notes/underlined pages - Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included - Safe and Secure Mailer - No Hassle Return. Seller Inventory # 521PY6001LZK
Buy Used
US$ 1.00
Convert currency
Stock Image
House of Sand and Fog (Oprah's Book Club)
Published by
W. W. Norton & Company
(1999)
ISBN 10: 0393046974
ISBN 13: 9780393046977
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Good. . Former Library book. All orders guaranteed and ship within 24 hours. Your purchase supports More Than Words, a nonprofi t job training program for youth, empowering youth to take charge of their lives by taking charge of a business. Seller Inventory # BOS-Q-10b-01099
Buy Used
US$ 1.41
Convert currency
Stock Image
House of Sand and Fog
Published by
W. W. Norton & Company
(1999)
ISBN 10: 0393046974
ISBN 13: 9780393046977
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Acceptable. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00061440428
Buy Used
US$ 5.44
Convert currency
Stock Image
House of Sand and Fog
Published by
W. W. Norton & Company
(1999)
ISBN 10: 0393046974
ISBN 13: 9780393046977
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 10
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00058697656
Buy Used
US$ 5.44
Convert currency
Stock Image
House of Sand and Fog
Published by
W. W. Norton & Company
(1999)
ISBN 10: 0393046974
ISBN 13: 9780393046977
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Used - Good. Seller Inventory # 12-R-4-0115
Buy Used
US$ 1.85
Convert currency
Stock Image
House of Sand and Fog
Published by
W. W. Norton & Company
(1999)
ISBN 10: 0393046974
ISBN 13: 9780393046977
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.06. Seller Inventory # G0393046974I3N00
Buy Used
US$ 6.11
Convert currency
Stock Image
House of Sand and Fog
Published by
W. W. Norton & Company
(1999)
ISBN 10: 0393046974
ISBN 13: 9780393046977
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.06. Seller Inventory # G0393046974I3N01
Buy Used
US$ 6.11
Convert currency
Stock Image
House of Sand and Fog
Published by
W. W. Norton & Company
(1999)
ISBN 10: 0393046974
ISBN 13: 9780393046977
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 2
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.06. Seller Inventory # G0393046974I3N01
Buy Used
US$ 6.11
Convert currency