Killings (short story)

"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]

"Killings"
Short story by Andre Dubus
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	short story
Publication
Published in	Finding a Girl in America In the Bedroom
Publisher	Vintage Contemporaries
Publication date	1979 & 2002

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.