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Barcode37821002404040
LocationMarshall District
TitleNight. Sleep. Death. The stars. : a novel / Joyce Carol Oates.
AuthorOates, Joyce Carol, 1938- author.
Call NoFIC OAT
CollectionAdult Fiction

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International Standard Book Number 9780062797582 : HRD
International Standard Book Number 0062797581 : HRD
Dewey Decimal Classification Number FIC OAT
Personal Name Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- author.
Title Statement Night. Sleep. Death. The stars. : a novel / Joyce Carol Oates.
Edition Statement First edition
Imprint New York : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2020
Physical Description 787 pages ; 24 cm
Summary, Etc. The bonds of family are tested in the wake of a profound tragedy, providing a look at the darker side of our society by one of our most enduringly popular and important writers Night Sleep Death The Stars is a gripping examination of contemporary America through the prism of a family tragedy: when a powerful parent dies, each of his adult children reacts in startling and unexpected ways, and his grieving widow in the most surprising way of all. Stark and penetrating, Joyce Carol Oates's latest novel is a vivid exploration of race, psychological trauma, class warfare, grief, and eventual healing, as well as an intimate family novel in the tradition of the author's bestselling We Were the Mulvaneys.
Summary, Etc. This novel provides an examination of contemporary America through the prism of a family tragedy: when a powerful parent dies, each of his adult children reacts in startling and unexpected ways, and his grieving widow in the most surprising way of all. Stark and penetrating, it's an exploration of psychological trauma, class warfare, grief, and eventual healing.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Families Fiction
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Fathers Death Fiction
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Widows Fiction
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Death Psychological aspects Fiction
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Grief Fiction
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Psychic trauma Fiction
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Social classes Fiction
Index Term-Genre/Form Domestic fiction
Index Term-Genre/Form Psychological fiction