Lovely, Dark, Deep [electronic resource] : Stories
Joyce Carol Oates2014
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From the legendary literary master, winner of the National Book Award and New
York Times bestselling author Joyce Carol Oates, a collection of thirteen
mesmerizing stories that maps the eerie darkness within us all.
Insightful, disturbing, imaginative, and breathtaking in their lyrical
precision, the stories in Lovely, Dark, Deep display Joyce Carol Oates’s
magnificent ability to make visceral the terror, hurt, and uncertainty that
lurks at the edges of ordinary lives.
In “Mastiff,” a woman and a man are joined in an erotic bond forged out of
terror and gratitude. “Sex with Camel” explores how a sixteen-year-old boy
realizes the depth of his love for his grandmother—and how vulnerable those
feelings make him. Fearful that that her husband is “disappearing” from their
life, a woman becomes obsessed with keeping him in her sight in “The
Disappearing.” “A Book of Martyrs” reveals how the end of a pregnancy brings
with it the end of a relationship. And in the title story, ...
Main title:
Lovely, Dark, Deep [electronic resource] : Stories / Joyce Carol Oates
Author:
Joyce Carol Oates, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Ecco, 2014
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (432 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780062356963
Language:
English
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BRN:
435545
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |