Title: Joyce Carol Oates
Description: Examines all of Oates' nine novels both for what they reveal about unvarnished American lives and dreams and what the author herself terms the novelist's obligation to attempt the sanctification of the world. Includes conversations and correspondence with the author and incorporates biographical elements and influences on Oates' artistry.
Subjects: Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938-, Criticism and interpretation, Women and literature, History, History and criticism, American Psychological fiction