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Joyce Carol Oates (Author)

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Publication Date: May 1998

Oates's fourth and most accomplished collection includes three full-length plays, Bad Girls, Black Water, The Passion of Henry David Thoreau, and eight shorter pieces. Bad Girls is the story of three teenage sisters who ruin the life of the man who comes between them and their single mother; Black Water, a dramatization of Oates's widely acclaimed novel of that title; and The Passion of Henry David Thoreau, a portrayal of the passionate life and premature death of one of the romantic heroes of American literature. The subjects of the shorter pieces range from a serial murder to a nightmarish visit to an adoption agency.

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Hardcover: 284 pages
Publisher: Ontario Review Pr; 1st edition (May 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0865380899
ISBN-13: 978-0865380899
Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

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Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,226,549 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Joyce Carol Oates is the author of more than 70 books, including novels, short story collections, poetry volumes, plays, essays, and criticism, including the national bestsellers We Were the Mulvaneys and Blonde. Among her many honors are the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in Short Fiction and the National Book Award. Oates is the Roger S. Berlind Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at Princeton University, and has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters since 1978.

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The book was in perfect condition, and I recieved it in a timely manner. I love theater, and this book will help me discover the American Contemporary Theater.

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