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Night, neon : tales of mystery and suspense / Joyce Carol Oates.
"A brand new collection of haunting and, at times, darkly humorous mystery & suspense stories. These are tales of psyches pushed to their limits by the expectations of everyday life--from a woman who gets lost on her drive home to her plush suburban home and ends up breaking into a stranger's house, to a first-person account of a cloned 1940s magazine pinup girl being sold at auction and embodying America's ideals of beauty and womanhood. Taken as a whole, the collection forms a poignant tapestry of regular people searching for their place in a social hierarchy, often with devastating and disastrous results ... the stories deftly weave in and out of a stream-of-consciousness to reflect the ways we process traumatic experiences and impart that uncertainty and uneasiness to the reader."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781613162309
- Physical Description: 299 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Mysterious Press edition.
- Publisher: New York : The Mysterious Press, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
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| Subject: | Psychological fiction, American. Suspense fiction, American. Short stories, American > 21st century. |
| Genre: | Psychological fiction. Suspense fiction. Short stories. Novellas. |
Available copies
- 11 of 11 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Greenwood Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 11 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood Public Library | Fic OAT Mystery (Text) | 35141000250457 | Mystery | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Originally appearing in publications such as Harperâs, Vice, and Conjunctions, this collection of haunting and, at times, darkly humorous mystery and suspense stories are tales of psyches pushed to their limits by the expectations of everyday life. - Baker & Taylor
Presents nine tales of psyches pushed to their limits by the expectations of everyday life--from a woman who gets lost on her drive home to her plush suburban home and ends up breaking into a stranger's house, to a first-person account of a cloned 1940s magazine pinup girl being sold at auction and embodying America's ideals of beauty and womanhood. - WW Norton
A new collection of dark, chilling tales from the #1 New York Times Bestselling author - WW Norton
From literary icon Joyce Carol Oates comes a brand new collection of haunting and, at times, darkly humorous mystery & suspense stories. These are tales of psyches pushed to their limits by the expectations of everyday lifeâfrom a woman who gets lost on her drive home to her plush suburban home and ends up breaking into a strangerâs house, to a first-person account of a cloned 1940s magazine pinup girl being sold at auction and embodying Americaâs ideals of beauty and womanhood.Taken as a whole, the collection forms a poignant tapestry of regular people searching for their place in a social hierarchy, often with devastating and disastrous results. Rendered with stylish, fresh writing from an author who continues to push the envelope, the stories deftly weave in and out of a stream-of-consciousness to reflect the ways we process traumatic experiences and impart that uncertainty and uneasiness to the reader.Originally appearing in publications as disparate as Harperâs, Vice, and Conjunctions, the stories comprising Night, Neon showcase Oatesâ mastery of the suspense storyâand her relentless use of the form to conduct unapologetically honest explorations of American identity.
