Extenuating Circumstances

Autor : Joyce Carol Oates, Popis : A collection of twenty-two disturbing tales of crime and suspense from literary icon Joyce Carol Oates, author of Blonde and 'America's preeminent fiction writer' (New Yorker).Two hitmen in a depressed rust belt town struggle with a job gone wrong. Medical students bring a severed foot to a college party. A girl witnesses a horrifying accident and carries it with her for the rest of her life.

They show a writer boldly engaging with disturbing truths and terrifying possibilities, and deconstructing the tropes and expectations of traditional prose writing as she does so. Five-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Joyce Carol Oates has made a career of exploring the forbidden corners of human experience, and the stories collected here, spanning her first three decades as a writer, are among her most unsettling and unforgettable works to date.Originally published in long out-of-print volumes, these tales have not appeared in any form this century - until now. But beyond their stylistic ingenuity, these are creepy, suspenseful stories that cut straight to the bone, their darkness will linger long after the final page is turned.A must-read for long-time fans of Joyce Carol Oates and an excellent introduction for the uninitiated.Reviews for Joyce Carol Oates:'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.' BooklistDruh sortimentu : Kniha, Název : Extenuating Circumstances, Jazyk : Angličtina, Počet strán : 528