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Zero-sum : stories / Joyce Carol Oates.
"A brilliant young philosophy student bent on seducing her famous philosopher-mentor finds herself outmaneuvered; diabolically clever high school girls wreak a particularly apt sort of vengeance on sexual predators in their community; a man returns from the dead to haunt his grieving wife; a young mother finds herself captivated by her own motherhood. In the collection's longest story, a much-praised writer cruelly experiments with "drafts" of his own suicide. In these powerfully wrought stories that hold a mirror up to our time, Joyce Carol Oates has created a world of erotic obsession, thwarted idealism, and ever-shifting identities. Provocative and stunning, Zero Sum reinforces Oates's standing as a literary treasure and an artist of the mysterious interior life"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593535868 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 251 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "This is a Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf"--Title page verso. |
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| Genre: | Short stories. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cookstown Branch | FIC Oates | 31681010332146 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"A brilliant young philosophy student bent on seducing her famous philosopher-mentor finds herself outmaneuvered; diabolically clever high school girls wreak a particularly apt sort of vengeance on sexual predators in their community; a man returns from the dead to haunt his grieving wife; a young mother finds herself captivated by her own motherhood. In the collection's longest story, a much-praised writer cruelly experiments with "drafts" of his own suicide. In these powerfully wrought stories that hold a mirror up to our time, Joyce Carol Oates has created a world of erotic obsession, thwarted idealism, and ever-shifting identities. Provocative and stunning, Zero Sum reinforces Oates's standing as a literary treasure and an artist of the mysterious interior life"-- - Baker & Taylor
Creating a world of erotic obsession, thwarted idealism and ever-shifting identities, one of Americaâs most acclaimed writers presents this provocative and stunning collection of stories centering around deadly zero-sum games. - Random House, Inc.
Zero-sum games are played for lethal stakes in these arresting stories by one of Americaâs most acclaimed writers, the award-winning, best-selling author of Blonde
A brilliant young philosophy student bent on seducing her famous philosopher-mentor finds herself outmaneuvered; diabolically clever high school girls wreak a particularly apt sort of vengeance on sexual predators in their community; a woman stalked by a would-be killer may be confiding in the wrong former lover; a young woman is morbidly obsessed by her unfamiliar new role as âmother.â In the collectionâs longest story, a much-praised cutting-edge writer cruelly experiments with âdraftsâ of his own suicide.
In these powerfully wrought stories that hold a mirror up to our time, Joyce Carol Oates has created a world of erotic obsession, thwarted idealism, and ever-shifting identities. Provocative and stunning, Zero-Sum reinforces Oatesâs standing as a literary treasure and an artist of the mysterious interior life.
