Name: The Female of the Species: Tales of Mystery and Suspense (Harvest Book)
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Author: Oates, Joyce Carol
ISBN: 9780156030274

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The Female of the Species: Tales of Mystery and Suspense (Harvest Book)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Joyce Carol Oates

Publisher

Ecco Press

Year

2007

Language

English

Pages

288

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.3 x 13.5 x 1.9 cm

Weight

0.29 kg.

ISBN

0156030276

ISBN13

9780156030274

Edition No.

Synopsis "The Female of the Species: Tales of Mystery and Suspense (Harvest Book) "

A young wife is home alone when the phone rings in "So Help Me God." Is the strange voice flirting with her from the other end of the line her jealous husband laying a trap, or a stranger who knows entirely too much about her? In "Madison at Guignol" an unhappy fashionista discovers a secret door inside her favorite clothing store and insists the staff let her enter. But even her fevered imagination cannot anticipate the horror they have been hiding from her. In these and other gripping and disturbing tales, women are confronted by the evil around them and surprised by the evil they find within themselves. With wicked insight, Joyce Carol Oates demonstrates why the females of the species--be they six-year-old girls, seemingly devoted wives, or aging mothers--are by nature more deadly than the males.

Joyce Carol Oates

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Born in Lockport, New York, in 1938, this author has established herself as one of the most influential voices in contemporary literature in the United States. With a prolific career spanning over fifty novels, hundreds of short stories, a dozen essays, eleven volumes of poetry, and several plays, her work is a testament to the ingenuity and depth with which she has explored the human condition

Throughout her career, she has received prestigious awards such as the National Book Award, the PEN/Malamud Award, and the Prix Fémina Étranger. In Spain, her distinctive dark humor has been recognized with the BBK Ja! Bilbao Award and the Pepe Carvalho Award 2021. Additionally, in 2010 she was honored with the National Humanities Medal, the highest civilian honor in the humanities in the U.S., and in 2012, Oregon State University awarded her the Stone Award in recognition of her literary legacy

Her style, always unsettling and visionary, has challenged conventions and offered new perspectives on society, identity, and morality, making her an essential reference in the international literary scene.

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