From the towering imagination of Joyce Carol Oates, literary icon and author of BLONDE, now a major motion picture, seven feverishly unsettling works of suspense..A precocious eleven-year-old, in thrall to the mysterious black sheep of the family, climbs into his sky-blue Chevy to be driven to an uncertain, unforgettable, fate. A university student becomes obsessed with the murder of a female classmate as her own sense of self deteriorates. A recent widow grieves inside her lakefront home and fantasizes about transforming into a great flying predator - unerring and pitiless in the hunt.These meticulously crafted, deeply disquieting stories confront the dangers that surround us, and the dangers that lurk within.Reviews for Joyce Carol Oates:'A writer of extraordinary strengths.' Guardian'Oates chillingly depicts the darkness lurking within the everyday.' Sunday Express'Both haunting and sublime.' Literary Review'Splendidly chilling.' Financial Times'Visceral, psychologically involving, and socially astute.' Booklist
ISBN: | 9781801102971 |
Publisher: | Head of Zeus |
Imprint: | Apollo |
Published date: | 14 Apr 2022 |
DEWEY: | 813.54 |
DEWEY edition: | 23 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 256 |
Weight: | 184g |
Height: | 198mm |
Width: | 129mm |
Spine width: | 24mm |