Killings (short story)

"Killings"
Short story by Andre Dubus
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre(s)short story
Publication
Published inFinding a Girl in America
In the Bedroom
PublisherVintage Contemporaries
Publication date1979 & 2002

"Killings" is a short story written by Andre Dubus in 1979. It entails how a man seeks revenge after the murder of his son.[1] In 2001, the story was adapted into the feature-length film In the Bedroom, directed by Todd Field and starring Sissy Spacek, Tom Wilkinson, and Marisa Tomei. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards – Best Picture, Best Actor (Wilkinson), Best Actress (Spacek), Supporting Actress (Tomei), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Robert Festinger & Field). After the film's release the story was republished in a collection called In the Bedroom, for which Field wrote the preface.[2]

The work deals with the emotional struggle that the main character, Matt Fowler, encounters as he is forced to confront the killer of his son.

References

  1. ^ Andre Dubus, 1979 Killings, p. The Sewanee Review. TN.
  2. ^ Andre Dubus, In the Bedroom 2002, Vintage Contemporaries|[1]|
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