Andre Dubus is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest American short-story writers of our age; Dancing After Hours is his first collection for nearly a decade. In each of these fourteen stories, Dubus uncovers the mystery of ordinary life as his characters wrestle with love, faith and luck. Whether at a roadside bar or a family camp, in the everyday rigors of domesticity or its violent extremes, these lives unfold with an inevitability that is moving, sometimes redemptive and always surprising. Dancing After Hours is a remarkable achievement, a literary event combining great artistry and singular humanity.