| Description |
522 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
By the north gate: Edge of the world ; The fine white mist of winter -- Upon the sweeping flood, 1966: First views of the enemy ; At the seminary ; What death with love should have to do ; Upon the sweeping flood -- The wheel of love: In the region of ice ; Where are you going, where have you been? ; Unmailed, unwritten letters ; Accomplished desires ; How I contemplated the world from the Detroit House of Correction and began my life over again ; Four summers -- Marriages and infidelities: Love and death ; By the river ; Did you ever slip on red blood? ; The lady with the pet dog ; The turn of the screw ; The dead -- The goddess and other women: Concerning the case of Bobby T. ; In the warehouse ; Small avalanches -- Night-side: The widows ; The translation ; Bloodstains ; Daisy -- Uncollected: The molesters ; Silkie. |
| Summary |
The sixties and seventies witnessed the emergence of Joyce Carol Oates as one of America's foremost writers of the short story. In 1962, 'The Fine White Mist of Winter, ' composed when the author was 19 years old, appeared in The Literary Review and was selected for both the O. Henry Awards and Best American Short Stories of that year. |
| Subject |
United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction.
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Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Indexed Term |
United States Social life and customs 20th century Fiction |
| Genre/Form |
Short stories (OCoLC)fst01726740
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Short stories.
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Short stories.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- Where are you going, where have you been? Princeton [N.J.] : Ontario Review Press ; New York : Distributed by George Braziller, ©1993 (OCoLC)623037237 |
| ISBN |
0865380775 (acid free) |
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9780865380776 (acid free) |
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