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A spellbinding novel of literary and psychological suspenseabout the dark secrets that surface after the shocking disappearance of a charismatic, mercurial teacher at an elite boarding school--by the legendary author 'who is surely on any shortlist of America's greatest living writers' (New York Times Magazine)

Michaela und ihr Mann sind in die wunderschöne, aber unheimliche Landschaft New Mexicos gezogen, um dort an einem renommierten akademischen Institut zu arbeiten. Doch dann erkrankt Gerard schwer, und schon bald gleicht ihr Leben einem Albtraum. Mit 37 Jahren steht Michaela vor der erschreckenden Aussicht, Witwe zu werden – und vor dem Verlust von Gerard, dessen Identität ihre eigene stark geprägt hat. »Wache halten« ist eine Erkundung des rohen Wahnsinns von Trauer und eine wahrhaftige Liebesgeschichte, die sich mit den großen Fragen unserer Existenz auseinandersetzt.

Düster wie Bram Stoker, feministisch wie Margaret Atwood: Der neue Roman von einer der bedeutendsten amerikanischen Autorinnen der Gegenwart Pennsylvania, Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts. Dr. Silas Weir ist ein junger Arzt aus gutem Hause, doch ohne Charisma und Talent. Beim Anblick von Blut wird er ohnmächtig, Frauenkörper stoßen ihn ab. Um seinen strengen Vater zu beeindrucken, versucht er, auf unorthodoxe Weise als Chirurg voranzukommen, was ihn gesellschaftlich isoliert. Dann wird er durch eine Aneinanderreihung von Zufällen Direktor der Staatlichen Heilanstalt für weibliche Geisteskranke in New Jersey. Hier beginnt Weir, vorgeblich im Dienste des medizinischen Fortschritts, Experimente an den meist schwarzen und irischen Insassinnen durchzuführen. Bald gilt er als führender, wenn auch berüchtigter Experte für Gynäkologie und Psychiatrie. Bis eine junge Dienstmagd zu seiner Obsession, seinem wichtigsten Versuchsobjekt und schließlich zu seinem Verhängnis wird. »Oates' Anklage gegen die physische und psychische Behandlung von Frauen durch das medizinische Establishment ist eine fesselnde, anspruchsvolle Lektüre.« Publishers Weekly

Когда женщина таинственным образом исчезает из своего маленького городка, ее сестра должна собрать улики, чтобы раскрыть правду о загадке. Красивый скульптор Маргерит исчезла из своего маленького городка в штате Нью-Йорк. Но было ли это преступление? Или она просто сбежала развлечься? Или она наконец приняла решение оставить свою клаустрофобную жизнь с ограниченными возможностями? Младшая сестра Джиджи задается вопросом, является ли легкое шелковое платье Dior, так небрежно брошенное на пол, уликой в исчезновении Маргерит. Полиция ломает голову над следами, оставленными ее ботинками Ferragamo, которые обрываются недалеко от ее дома. Постепенно раскрываются тайны обеих женщин, так как Джиджи, не такая красивая, как ее сестра, открывает свои истинные чувства к идеальной, любимой Маргерит. Судьба пропавшей красавицы медленно и тонко становится ясной в этой напряженной истории о сложных отношениях двух сестер.

From one of our most accomplished storytellers, an extraordinary and arresting novel about a women’s asylum in the nineteenth century, and a terrifying doctor who wants to change the world.

When a woman mysteriously vanishes from her small town home, her sister must tally up the clues to uncover the truth behind the mystery.Beautiful sculptor Marguerite has disappeared from her small town in upstate New York. But was foul play involved? Did she merely get away for some fun? Or did she finally make the decision to leave behind her claustrophobic life of limited opportunities?Younger sister Gigi wonders if the flimsy silk Dior dress, so casually abandoned on the floor, is a clue to Marguerite's vanishing. The police puzzle over the footprints made by her Ferragamo boots, which end abruptly close to her home.Bit by bit, revelations about both women are uncovered, as Gigi, not so pretty as her sister, reveals her true feelings about the perfect, much-loved Marguerite. The fate of the missing beauty slowly and subtly comes to light In this suspenseful story about the complex relationship between two sisters.48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister is an exquisitely suspenseful tale from Joyce Carol Oates, literary icon and author of Blonde and We Were the Mulvaneys.'This elegant, captivating tale is un-put-downable.' Publishers Weekly 'Perfect for all the Daisy Jones & the Six fans out there.' Katie Couric Media'Another masterpiece of storytelling.' Booklist'Not just a ripping good mystery, but a meticulous character study.' Los Angeles Magazine

Zero-sum games are played for lethal stakes in these arresting stories by one of America's most acclaimed writers. A brilliant philosophy student attempts to seduce her renowned mentor but finds herself outmaneuvered. Diabolically clever high school girls exact vengeance on local sexual predators, while a woman stalked by a would-be killer may be confiding in the wrong former lover. Another young woman grapples with her unsettling new role as a mother. The collection's longest story features a much-praised writer who cruelly experiments with drafts of his own suicide. Through these powerfully wrought narratives, the author reflects on themes of erotic obsession, thwarted idealism, and shifting identities. The collection is provocative and stunning, reinforcing the author's status as a literary treasure and an artist of the mysterious interior life. Critics have praised the work as 'electric,' 'alluringly dark and spiky,' and 'brilliant - bloodied, breathless, weird.' The stories are dark and unsettling, with a simmering violence that serves as a disquieting alarm. The author is recognized as an inspired writer and formidable psychologist.

A collection of crime and suspense tales by National Book Award winner Joyce Carol Oates.

From one of America's most renowned storytellers comes a novel about love and deceit, and lust and redemption, against a background of child abductions in the affluent suburbs of Detroit.

Legendary editor, Ellen Datlow, collects today’s best horror writers in tribute to the genius of Shirley Jackson. Featuring Joyce Carol Oates, Josh Malerman, Paul Tremblay, Richard Kadrey, Stephen Graham Jones, Elizabeth Hand and more. A collection of new and exclusive short stories inspired by, and in tribute to, Shirley Jackson. Shirley Jackson is a seminal writer of horror and mystery fiction, whose legacy resonates globally today. Chilling, human, poignant and strange, her stories have inspired a generation of writers and readers. This anthology, edited by legendary horror editor Ellen Datlow, will bring together today’s leading horror writers to offer their own personal tribute to the work of Shirley Jackson.Table of Contents“Introduction” Ellen Datlow“Funeral Birds” M. Rickert “For Sale By Owner” Elizabeth Hand “In the Deep Woods; The Light is Different There” Seanan McGuire “A Hundred Miles and a Mile” Carmen Maria Machado “Quiet Dead Things” Cassandra Khaw “Something Like Living Creatures” John Langan “Money of the Dead” Karen Heuler “Hag” Benjamin Percy “Take Me, I Am Free” Joyce Carol Oates “A Trip to Paris” Richard Kadrey “The Party” Paul Tremblay “Refinery Road” Stephen Graham Jones “The Door in the Fence” Jeffrey Ford “Pear of Anguish” Gemma Files “Special Meal” Josh Malerman “Sooner or Later, Your Wife Will Drive Home” Genevieve Valentine “Tiptoe” Laird Barron “Skinder's Veil” Kelly Link

A new collection of haunting and, at times, darkly humorous mystery and suspense stories. These are tales of psyches pushed to their limits by the expectations of everyday life.

A collection of four never-before-seen novellas. In these psychologically daring, chillingly suspenseful pieces, Joyce Carol Oates writes about women facing threats past and present.

A new collection of poetry from an American literary legend, her first in twenty-five years Joyce Carol Oates is one of our most insightful observers of the human heart and mind, and, with her acute social consciousness, one of the most insistent and inspired witnesses of a shared American history. Oates is perhaps best known for her prodigious output of novels and short stories, many of which have become contemporary classics. However, Oates has also always been a faithful writer of poetry. American Melancholy showcases some of her finest work of the last few decades. Covering subjects big and small, and written in an immediate and engaging style, this collection touches on both the personal and political. Loss, love, and memory are investigated, along with the upheavals of our modern age, the reality of our current predicaments, and the ravages of poverty, racism, and social unrest. Oates skillfully writes characters ranging from a former doctor at a Chinese People's Liberation Army hospital to Little Albert, a six-month-old infant who took part in a famous study that revealed evidence of classical conditioning in human beings.

'America's preeminent fiction writer' New Yorker 'A raw, propulsive tale of love and grief' Mail on Sunday

A powerful reckoning over the people we might have been if we'd chosen a different path, from a master of the short story In this stirring, reflective collection of short stories, Joyce Carol Oates ponders alternate destinies: the other lives we might have led if we'd made different choices. An accomplished writer returns to her childhood home of Yewville, but the homecoming stirs troubled thoughts about the person she might have been if she'd never left. A man in prison contemplates the gravity of his irreversible act. A student's affair with a professor results in a pregnancy that alters the course of her life forever. Even the experience of reading is investigated as one that can create a profound transformation: "You could enter another time, the time of the book." The (Other) You is an arresting and incisive vision into these alternative realities, a collection that ponders the constraints we all face given the circumstances of our birth and our temperaments, and that examines the competing pressures and expectations on women in particular. Finely attuned to the nuances of our social and psychic selves, Joyce Carol Oates demonstrates here why she remains one of our most celebrated and relevant literary figures.

Oates presents four chilling novellas that delve into the unsettling aspects of human nature, expertly blending horror with psychological depth. Each story captivates with its haunting themes and complex characters, ensuring an immersive experience that evokes both fear and fascination. Readers can expect a gripping exploration of darkness and the macabre, solidifying Oates' reputation as a master of the genre.

An eerie, psychological thriller about a newlywed wife haunted by her secret, traumatic past.

The bonds of family are tested in the wake of a profound tragedy, providing a look at the darker side of our society

Unavailable for 40 years, this seminal novel of madness and murder is acclaimed author Joyce Carol Oates' powerful trip into the mind of a maniac.

From Joyce Carol Oates comes an unbearably taut tale combining folklore, adolescent insecurity and blood sacrifice, and six other, nightmarish, stories.

Once I'd been Daddy's favourite. Before something terrible happened. Violet Rue is the baby of the seven Kerrigan children and adores her big brothers. What's more, she knows that a family protects its own. To go outside the family - to betray the family - is unforgiveable. So when she overhears a conversation not meant for her ears and discovers that her brothers have committed a heinous crime, she is torn between her loyalty to her family and her sense of justice. The decision she takes will change her life for ever.

The brilliant young detective-hero Xavier Kilgarven is confronted with three baffling cases that tax his genius for detection to the utmost, just as his forbidden passion for his cousin Perdita becomes an obsession that shapes his life

An ingenious dystopian novel of one young womans resistance against the constraints of an oppressive societyWhen a recklessly idealistic girl in a dystopian future society dares to test the perimeters of her tightly controlled world, she is punished by being sent back in time to a region of North America Wainscotia, Wisconsin that existed eighty years before. Cast adrift in time in this idyllic Midwestern town, she is set upon a course of rehabilitation but she falls in love with a fellow exile and starts to question the constraints of her new existence, with results that are both devastating and liberating.Arresting and visionary, Hazards of Time Travel is an exquisitely wrought love story, a novel of harrowing discovery and an oblique but powerful response to our current political climate.

A new collection of thirteen mesmerizing stories by American master Joyce Carol Oates, including the 2017 Pushcart Prize–winning “Undocumented Alien” The diverse stories of Beautiful Days, Joyce Carol Oates explore the most secret, intimate, and unacknowledged interior lives of characters not unlike ourselves, who assert their independence in acts of bold and often irrevocable defiance. “Fleuve Bleu” exemplifies the rich sensuousness of Oates’s prose as lovers married to other persons vow to establish, in their intimacy, a ruthlessly honest, truth-telling authenticity missing elsewhere in their complicated lives, with unexpected results. In “Big Burnt,” set on lushly rendered Lake George, in the Adirondacks, a cunningly manipulative university professor exploits a too-trusting woman in a way she could never have anticipated. In a more experimental but no less intimate mode, “Les beaux jours” examines the ambiguities of an intensely erotic, exploitative relationship between a “master” artist and his adoring young female model. And the tragic “Undocumented Alien” depicts a young African student enrolled in an American university who is suddenly stripped of his student visa and forced to undergo a terrifying test of courage. In these stories, as elsewhere in her fiction, Joyce Carol Oates exhibits her fascination with the social, psychological, and moral boundaries that govern our behavior—until the hour when they do not.

`The story of Trump's America' Daily Mail Two families. Two faces of America. One violent crime that will bitterly divide them - and yet bind them together forever. A magnificent story of two broken families' Independent Page-turning, gripping, full of unexpected twists' Observer From its dramatic opening, with the killing of an abortionist, the book rockets forwards ... Ingenious, agile, dazzling' Literary Review Morally meaty and always readable' Sunday Times *A masterpiece' Washington Post

Alchemia obrazu i słowa – oto siedemnaście malarskich arcydzieł i siedemnaście nawiązujących do nich nowych opowiadań. Autorami zebranych w tomie opowiadań są wybitni pisarze, m.in. Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Lee Child i Michael Connelly. Teksty zebrał i zredagował Lawrence Block. Łączy je jedno – każdy powstał z inspiracji jakimś dziełem kultowego amerykańskiego malarza Edwarda Hoppera. Tematy, które artysta lubił i wybierał, są niczym filmowe kadry, które od razu skłaniają widza do snucia historii, uruchamiają wyobraźnię. Jego dzieła cechuje bardzo intymny nastrój. Autorzy opowiadań próbują uchwycić szczególne cechy malarstwa Hoppera. Niektórzy bezpośrednio nawiązują do sceny przedstawionej na płótnie, inni skupiają się na aurze, którą emanuje obraz, w jeszcze innych opowiadaniach pojawia się sam Hopper. Każde z opowiadań poprzedzone jest reprodukcją odpowiedniego obrazu i informacjami o jego twórcy.

Six tales to chill the blood from the unique imagination of Joyce Carol Oates.

Czy można kochać kogoś, kto nie jest w stanie odwzajemnić uczucia, bo nie pamięta, że cię kiedykolwiek poznał?W 1965 roku młoda neuropsycholożka Margot Sharpe, początkująca badaczka, poznaje przystojnego, wykształconego, obdarzonego charyzmą Elihu Hoopesa, człowieka cierpiącego na ciężką amnezję. To spotkanie na zawsze naznaczy nie tylko jej karierę naukową, ale i ścieżkę życia.O człowieku, kt�ry stracił cień to nadzwyczaj oryginalna opowieść o zakazanej miłości i tajemnicach psyche, napisana w precyzyjnym i zarazem emocjonalnym stylu charakterystycznym dla autorki. Dzieło wybitne i strukturalnie złożone, kt�re zgłębia najciemniejsze zakamarki umysłu i ukazuje świetlistą prawdę o ludzkim sercu.

Written with the raw honesty and poignant insight that were the hallmarks of her acclaimed bestseller A Widow's Story, an affecting and observant memoir of growing up from one of our finest and most beloved literary masters. The Lost Landscape is Joyce Carol Oates' vivid chronicle of her hardscrabble childhood in rural western New York State. From memories of her relatives, to those of a charming bond with a special red hen on her family farm; from her first friendships to her earliest experiences with death, The Lost Landscape is a powerful evocation of the romance of childhood, and its indelible influence on the woman and the writer she would become. In this exceptionally candid, moving, and richly reflective account, Oates explores the world through the eyes of her younger self, an imaginative girl eager to tell stories about the world and the people she meets. While reading Alice in Wonderland changed a young Joyce forever and inspired her to view life as a series of endless adventures, growing up on a farm taught her harsh lessons about sacrifice, hard work, and loss. With searing detail and an acutely perceptive eye, Oates renders her memories and emotions with exquisite precision, transporting us to a forgotten place and time--the lost landscape of her youth, reminding us of the forgotten landscapes of our own earliest lives.

Joyce Carol Oates blends sexual violence, racism, brutality, and power in an incendiary novel that explores the persistence of stereotypes, the nature of revenge, and how the complexities of truth are lost in our hunger for sensationalism.

From the legendary literary master, winner of the National Book Award and New York Times bestselling author Joyce Carol Oates, a collection of thirteen mesmerizing stories that maps the eerie darkness within us all. Insightful, disturbing, imaginative, and breathtaking in their lyrical precision, the stories in Lovely, Dark, Deep display Joyce Carol Oates’s magnificent ability to make visceral the terror, hurt, and uncertainty that lurks at the edges of ordinary lives. In “Mastiff,” a woman and a man are joined in an erotic bond forged out of terror and gratitude. “Sex with Camel” explores how a sixteen-year-old boy realizes the depth of his love for his grandmother—and how vulnerable those feelings make him. Fearful that that her husband is “disappearing” from their life, a woman becomes obsessed with keeping him in her sight in “The Disappearing.” “A Book of Martyrs” reveals how the end of a pregnancy brings with it the end of a relationship. And in the title story, the elderly Robert Frost is visited by an interviewer, an unsettling young woman, who seems to know a good deal more about his life than she should. A piercing and evocative collection, Lovely, Dark, Deep reveals an artist at the height of her creative power.

Co może się wydarzyć, kiedy normalny, miły człowiek dopuści do głosu mroczną stronę swojej osobowości? Andrew J. Rush jest autorem popularnych powieści kryminalnych. Odniósł pisarski sukces, jego książki doskonale się sprzedają, są tłumaczone na wiele języków. Jego życie rodzinne także należy do udanych – otaczają go kochająca żona i trójka dorosłych dzieci. Andrew ma jednak mroczną tajemnicę, której istnienia nie domyśla się nikt z jego bliskich. Pod pseudonimem „Walet Pik” publikuje zgoła inne, brutalne, pełne przemocy powieści. W dodatku wiele przerażających szczegółów czerpie ze swojego życia… Kolejna znakomita powieść autorki od lat typowanej do literackiej Nagrody Nobla.

Hold the eggnog: what you need is a draft of 'edgy fatalism and sexy recklessness,' filled with flashy crime, gallows humor, and 'desperate deals with a variety of devils.' Since 2004, the editors of Akashic Books have delivered this in their brilliant noir anthologies. Each volume reveals a city's distinctive inner darkness, from Brooklyn to Boston and pre- and post-Katrina New Orleans. Contributors include renowned authors such as Dennis Lehane, Don Winslow, Michael Connelly, and Joyce Carol Oates, among many others. Launched with the award-winning bestseller Brooklyn Noir in summer 2004, the groundbreaking Akashic Noir series now features over sixty volumes. Each book consists of all-new stories set in unique locations within the respective city or region. This first "best of" volume showcases the series' significant achievements. Johnny Temple, the publisher and editor-in-chief of Akashic Books, has received the 2013 Ellery Queen Award from the Mystery Writers of America and the 2010 Jay and Deen Kogan Award for Excellence in Noir Literature. He chairs the Brooklyn Literary Council, which collaborates with Brooklyn's borough president to organize the annual Brooklyn Book Festival. Additionally, Temple plays bass guitar in the band Girls Against Boys, known for extensive global tours and numerous album releases.

Messerscharf beobachtet Es ist das letzte Schuljahr für Merissa, Tink und Nadia. Joyce Carol Oates beschreibt, wie die drei jungen Mädchen sich durchschlagen, die eine erfolgreich und selbstbewusst, die andere rebellisch, die dritte schüchtern. Alle haben sie zu kämpfen mit den hohen Erwartungen, die an sie gestellt werden, mit Selbstzweifeln und Verlustangst. Ist es nur eine Frage der Zeit, bis das dünne Seil reißt, auf dem sie gehen?

Joyce Carol Oates jak zwykle w najwyższej formie! Tytułowa Kartagina to amerykańskie miasteczko otoczone malowniczymi górami Adirondack – wśród nich ginie bez śladu Cressida Mayfield, wyobcowana nastolatka, odstająca od swojej powszechnie szanowanej rodziny. Policja i ojciec Cressidy podejrzewają, że za jej zniknięciem stoi bohater wojny w Iraku, Brett Kincaid, były narzeczony starszej z sióstr Mayfield, pięknej i „grzecznej” Juliet, w którego towarzystwie widziano dziewczynę po raz ostatni. Brett twierdzi jednak, że niczego nie pamięta, ale to dopiero początek łańcucha zdarzeń tej mistrzowskiej opowieści z suspensem, porywającej i jednocześnie przemawiającej do wyobraźni współczesnego czytelnika.

Il giallo è una vera e propria sfumatura dell'animo umano, un imprevisto dietro l'angolo che in un istante ci catapulta in una dimensione inattesa. E in questa raccolta, a indagare sulle ombre della realtà quotidiana sono le migliori firme della letteratura americana contemporanea: da Michael Connelly, che ci racconta cosa si nasconde dietro l'ennesimo incidente successo nel buio di Mulholland Drive, a Alice Munro, che disvela l'indicibile e crudele segreto risalente all'infanzia di due donne ormai adulte; da James Lee Burke, che ci proietta nei bassifondi della provincia intorno a una New Orleans distrutta dall'uragano Katrina, a Joyce Carol Oates, che illumina la tensione che cova in una casa in una piccola cittadina dello Stato di New York tra un padre cieco e due figlie separate dagli eventi della vita, fino poi a Elizabeth Strout, Holly Goddard Jones e molti altri. Venti storie diverse unite da una grande scrittura e da una capacità magnetica di sorprendere il lettore.

Nowe dzieło autorki od lat typowanej do Literackiej Nagrody Nobla, przez Stephena Kinga określone pierwszą postmodernistyczną powieścią gotycką, jednocześnie przerażającą, barwną i pełną humoruPierwsze lata XX stulecia. Princeton w stanie New Jersey - siedziba renomowanego uniwersytetu, dystyngowane miasteczko dla dystyngowanych ludzi, a jednak coś mrocznego i niebezpiecznego czyha na jego obrzeżach, coś, co demoralizuje i zaraża jego mieszkańc�w niczym jadowity wirus. W snach najzacniejszych obywateli pojawiają się wampiry i upiory, a na rodziny tworzące elitę Princetonu spada potężna klątwa. Z kolei w lasach graniczących z miasteczkiem znienacka rodzi się bujny i straszliwy podziemny świat.Kiedy dziwny przybysz, kt�rego wyglądu nikt nie potrafi zapamiętać, uprowadza piękną Annabel sprzed ołtarza, jej brat Jozjasz wyrusza na poszukiwania.

Jedna z najważniejszych pisarek XX wieku w powieści poruszającej bolesne tabu. Uporządkowany świat Dinah rozpada się na kawałki, gdy z parkingu przy centrum handlowym mężczyzna uprowadza jej ukochanego synka, Robbiego. Pedofil więzi chłopca, lecz matka nie ustępuje w poszukiwaniach. Wstrząsająca historia od której nie można się oderwać.

A haunting new novel from Joyce Carol Oates. Mudgirl is a child abandoned by her mother in the silty flats of the Black Snake River. Cast aside, Mudgirl survives by an accident of fate - or destiny. Only when she is adopted by a Quaker family does she begin to suppress those painful memories. Meredith 'M. R.' Neukirchen is the first woman president of a prestigious Ivy League university whose commitment to her career and moral fervor are all-consuming. But with an emergent political crisis and a prolonged secret love affair, M. R. has to confront challenges to her professional leadership which test her in ways she could not have expected. The fierce idealism and intelligence that delivered her from a more conventional life in her hometown now threaten to undo her. When she makes a trip upstate, M. R. Neukirchen is thrust into an unexpected psychic collision with Mudgirl and the life M. R. believes she has left behind. A powerful exploration of the enduring claims of the past, 'Mudwoman' is at once a psychic ghost story and the heartbreaking portrait of an individual who breaks - but finds a way to heal herself.

Die attraktive Teena wird von einer Gruppe Männer vergewaltigt; ihre Peiniger lassen sie hilflos liegen. Ihre zwölfjährige Tochter Bethie muss hilflos zusehen und entkommt nur knapp dem gleichen Schicksal. Doch ihr Leiden ist damit noch nicht zu Ende – die Vergewaltiger drohen straffrei auszugehen. Fesselnd und eindringlich erzählt J. C. Oates die Geschichte von Teena, Bethie und ihren Peinigern – aber auch die ihres heimlichen Beschützers, der im Hintergrund um Gerechtigkeit für die Frau und ihre Tochter kämpft – und um deren Liebe.

Jeffery Deaver, Joyce Carol Oates, Jim Thompson, Dennis Lehane, Elmore Léonard e lo stesso Ellroy: sono solo alcuni dei trentacinque autori presenti in questa antologia. Quelli qui raccolti sono storie uniche, spesso inedite in Italia, che ci conducono nelle strade di campagna della provincia o nei vicoli bui delle grandi metropoli americane. Racconti che spaziano dalle atmosfere fumose degli anni Venti fino alle tinte horror delle vicende ambientate ai giorni nostri. Storie cupe e morbose, violente e avvincenti, ricche di colpi di scena e suspense, che in molti casi sono state portate sul grande schermo.

Joyce Carol Oates is not only one of our most important novelists and literary critics, she is also an unparalleled master of the short story. Sourland—sixteen previously uncollected stories that explore the power of violence, loss, and grief to shape the psyche as well as the soul—shows us an author working at the height of her powers. With lapidary precision and an unflinching eye, Oates maps the surprising contours of “ordinary” life, from a desperate man who dons a jack-o'-lantern head as a prelude to a most curious sort of courtship to a beguiling young woman librarian whose amputee state attracts a married man and father; from a girl hopelessly in love with her renegade, incarcerated cousin to the concluding title story of an unexpectedly redemptive love rooted in radical aloneness and isolation. Each story in Sourland resonates beautifully with Oates's trademark fascination for the unpredictable amid the prosaic—the commingling of sexual love and violence, the tumult of family life—and shines with her predilection for dark humor and her gift for voice.

C'est pour une pneumonie sans gravité que Raymond, le mari de Joyce Carol Oates, a été hospitalisé. Pourtant, une semaine plus tard, au moment même où il devait rentrer chez lui, Raymond meurt d'une violente et soudaine infection. Rien ne laissait présager un tel drame. L'écriture aide Joyce Carol Oates à conjurer ce malheur brutal et à réaliser un exploit: réussir à rester en vie.

Edited by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio, "Stories" is a groundbreaking collection that features diverse tales from renowned authors. This anthology expands the boundaries of imaginative fiction, challenging misconceptions and showcasing the power of storytelling to transform perspectives and ignite appreciation for exceptional literature.

A superb collection of taut and unsettling stories from one of America's literary giants.

Replete with the emotional intensity and pathos for which Joyce Carol Oates is lauded, these fourteen stories explore the intimate lives of contemporary American families: the tangled relationship between generations, the desperation of loving more than one is loved in return. In "Cutty Sark" and "Landfill," the bond between adolescent son and mother reverberates with the force of an unspoken passion. The gripping title story finds Oates boldly reimagining the true-crime story of Andrea Yates, the Texas mother who drowned her children in 2001. Several stories offer a more lighthearted reprieve, examining with dark humor the shadowy intersection between self-awareness and delusion.

Joyce Carol Oatesová, velmi oblíbená a úspěšná americká prozaička, ztvárnila v erotické romanci zároveň napínavý kriminální příběh. Mladá manželka a matka je brutálně zavražděna, a policie začne podezírat jak jejího manžela, tak dlouholetého milence. Na tomto pozadí se rozvíjí osudová láska jejich potomků, dcery zavražděné a syna milence, kteří jsou ale přesvědčeni o tom, že vinen je otec toho druhého. Příběh je vyprávěn paralelně hlasy obou, ve vyprávění se mísí mistrný popis milostného vztahu s pasážemi, líčícími jejich vnitřní pochybnosti a muka.

Set in the mythical city of Sparta, New York, this vividly rendered exploration of the mysterious conjunction of erotic romance & tragic violence in late 20th-century America returns to the emotional & geographical terrain of Joyce Carol Oates's previous bestsellers 'We Were the Mulvaneys' and 'The Gravedigger's Daughter'.

Najnowsza, bardzo dobrze przyjęta przez krytykę, powieść wybitnej amerykańskiej pisarki, arcydzieło jej na wpół "gotyckiego" stylu prozy, jakiemu ostatnio hołduje. Osią fabularną przejmującej historii związku Katyi Spivak - pochodzącej z nizin społecznych 16-letniej dziewczyny dorabiającej sobie podczas letnich wakacji opieką nad dziećmi nowobogackiej rodziny Engelhardtów - z arystokratycznym i zamożnym artystą, 68-letnim Marcusem Cullenem Kidderem jest prastara anglosaska lub celtycka pieśń ludowa "The Ballad of Barbara Allen". Rzecz dzieje się w Bayhead Harbor, ekskluzywnej miejscowości wypoczynkowej nad Atlantykiem; początkowo zaskoczona i zdziwiona dziewczyna, skłonna przypisać zainteresowanie swoją osobą przez M. Kiddera wyłącznie względom erotycznym, zostaje stopniowo wciągana w tryby prowadzonej przezeń osobliwej i ekscentrycznej gry, z nieoczekiwanym i niesamowitym finałem.

This collection, edited by Joyce Carol Oates and Christopher R. Beha, showcases the finest short stories by contemporary American writers. It serves as an essential overview of modern short fiction, highlighting the talents of today's literary masters.

"New York Times"-bestselling author Oates is back with this dark, wry, captivating tale, inspired by an unsolved true-crime mystery.

This paperback edition presents a provocative and deeply personal exploration of race in America, crafted by a highly regarded author. The narrative delves into the complexities and nuances of racial issues, offering an intimate look at the societal dynamics that shape individual experiences. Through its candid portrayal, the book challenges readers to confront uncomfortable truths and engage with the ongoing conversation about race in contemporary society.

The Journal of Joyce Carol Oates, edited by Greg Johnson, offers a rare glimpse into the private thoughts of this extraordinary writer, focusing on excerpts written during one of the most productive decades of Oates's long career. Far more than just a daily account of a writer's writing life, these intimate, unrevised pages candidly explore her friendship with other writers, including John Updike, Donald Barthelme, Susan Sontag, Gail Godwin, and Philip Roth. It presents a fascinating portrait of the artist as a young woman, fully engaged with her world and her culture, on her way to becoming one of the most respected, honored, discussed, and controversial figures in American letters.

Jenna Abbott separates her life into two categories: before the wreck and after the wreck . Before the wreck, she was leading a normal life with her mom in suburban New York. After the wreck, she is alone, desperate to forget what happened that day on the bridge. Then Jenna meets Crow, and her life is once again turned upside down. He begins to break down the wall that Jenna has built around her emotions. But can she bring herself to face the memories she's tried so hard to erase?

Psychologická novela popisující osudovou událost v životě svobodomyslné, živé a energické mladé ženy a její dospívající dcerky. Touto událostí se stalo hromadné znásilnění mladé ženy, jejíž život už nikdy nebyl jako předtím. Celou událostí trpí nejen matka, ale i její dcerka, jež sice unikla aktu znásilnění, přesto byla útočníky zbita. Autorka se věnuje nejen postiženým ženám, ale soustředí svou pozornost na společnost, která ženy v rozhodujícím okamžiku nepodpoří, spíše je odsoudí. Celá rodina neunikne pomluvám, které se na malém městě tak rychle šíří. Jediný, u koho ženy naleznou pochopení a nakonec i zastání, je mlčenlivý policista John Dromoor, jenž velmi nenápadně, o to důrazněji a účinněji bere spravedlnost do vlastních rukou.

Fleeing Nazi Germany in 1936, the Schwarts immigrate to a small town in upstate New York. Here the father—a former high school teacher—is demeaned by the only job he can get: gravedigger and cemetery caretaker. When local prejudice and the family's own emotional frailty give rise to an unthinkable tragedy, the gravedigger's daughter, Rebecca heads out into America. Embarking upon an extraordinary odyssey of erotic risk and ingenious self-invention, she seeks renewal, redemption, and peace—on the road to a bittersweet and distinctly “American” triumph.

An unprecedented collection of the best of Joyce Carol Oates's short stories combined with eleven new stories No other writer can match the impressive oeuvre of Joyce Carol Oates, and High Selected Stories, 1966-2006 gathers stories from Oates's seminal collections, including The Wheel of Love (1970), Marriages and Infidelities (1972), and Heat (1991), arranged by decade. All demonstrate what the Chicago Tribune has "the fierce originality of Oates's voice and vision, but also how she has imbued the American short story with an edgy vitality and raw social surfaces."

Rape: A Love Story begins with what is almost unspeakable. It tells of the brutality and cowardice that overtakes the city of Niagara Falls in the aftermath of an attack on a woman and her young daughter. A diamond-hard dissection of modern mores, it is also the tale of Teena and Bethie's silent champion—a man who knows the meaning of justice. And love.

Mama odeszła to książka szczera, intymna, wciągająca i bardzo osobista. Trzydziestojednoletnia Nikki Eaton – niezamężna, seksualnie wyzwolona i samodzielna finansowo – raczej nigdy nie myślała o sobie w kategorii córki. A jednak kiedy z dnia na dzień nieoczekiwanie traci matkę, przechodzi ogromną wewnętrzną przemianę. Jeden burzliwy rok, wypełniony przerażającymi zdarzeniami i rozpaczą, przyniesie jej oświecenie, wiedzę, a nawet – niespodziewanie – miłość, która pomoże jej się podźwignąć.

Darren ist 16 und sexy, aber schüchtern, ein hervorragender Schwimmer, in der Schule sonst eher mittelmäßig. Besonders beim neuen Englischlehrer Tracy hat er Probleme. Tracy aber mag ihn und will ihm helfen. Darrens Mitschüler, die sich von Tracy zu schlecht benotet fühlen, wollen sich an ihm rächen und streuen das Gerücht, er sei schwul. Damit setzen sie ein tödliches Spiel in Gang und Darren gerät in eine tiefe Krise. Mit »Sexy« ist Joyce Carol Oates ein spannender und mit großem psychologischen Einfühlungsvermögen geschriebener Jugendroman gelungen. Ungekürzte und unbearbeitete Textausgabe in der Originalsprache, mit Übersetzungen schwieriger Wörter am Fuß jeder Seite, Nachwort und Literaturhinweisen.

Joyce Carol Oates zeigt, wie man eine Geschichte zu etwas Außergewöhnlichem macht, einen Roman zum Leben erweckt und warum ein Schriftsteller nicht nur Künstler, sondern auch literarischer Handwerker sein muss. Es geht um Inspiration, Erinnerung, Selbstkritik und die 'einzigartige Macht des Unbewussten'. Darüber hinaus verrät sie Persönliches, bietet Ratschläge für junge oder angehende Schriftsteller an und schreibt über den Einfluss fiktiver Figuren auf den Autor und welche Wechselbäder er bei seiner Arbeit erlebt und nicht zuletzt, warum es so wichtig ist, viel zu lesen, wenn man schreiben will. In vierzehn Kapiteln erklärt sie in Beim Schreiben allein, wie Sprache, Ideen und Erfahrungen zusammenfließen, um Kunst entstehen zu lassen.

Zbiór dziewięciu opowiadań, w których autorka opisuje przeżycia i cierpienia kobiet. Opowieści te przypominają thrillery w miniaturze - są też mocno osadzone w rzeczywistości amerykańskiej. Ich wspólną cechą jest zaś to, że wszystkie kobiety - od małych dziewczynek przez przykładne żony, aż po starzejące się gospodynie domowe - zostały tak ukształtowane przez naturę, że stanowią większe zagrożenie niż rodzaj męski. Problemy, z którymi się borykają, są uniwersalne: nieszczęśliwe małżeństwo, nieodwzajemniona miłość, urazy z dzieciństwa, a przede wszystkim samotność. Mimo na wskroś realistycznego tła, nie zawsze jednak jesteśmy pewni, czy swoich niesamowitych przeżyć bohaterki doświadczały naprawdę, czy były one tylko wytworem ich wyobraźni.

"Uncensored: Views & (Re)views" is Joyce Carol Oates's most candid collection of prose since her last nonfiction work, featuring thirty-eight thought-provoking pieces from esteemed literary publications. In her preface, Oates emphasizes that storytelling dynamics, though subtle, are present in essays and reviews. The voice in these "conversations" mirrors her fiction, marked by dramatic directness and an ethical perspective that invites readers to engage in critical thinking. Under "Not a Nice Person," Oates examines controversial figures like Sylvia Plath and Patricia Highsmith with clarity and without sentimentality. The section "Our Contemporaries, Ourselves" delves into the works of diverse talents such as William Trevor, E. L. Doctorow, and Alice Sebold. In her "homages" and "revisits," Oates enthusiastically reflects on cultural icons like Emily Brontë and Ernest Hemingway, while also revisiting significant works like the first film adaptation of "Dracula" and Don DeLillo's debut novel. She contemplates the ethics of selling private letters and the nostalgia of visiting Thoreau's Walden Pond. Through these balanced essays, Oates showcases her engagement with literary forebears and contemporaries, offering insights into her creative process, suggesting that prose, akin to music, evokes mood and deeper subtextual urgency.

These Pulitzer Prize-winning stories represent the major short works of fiction by one of the most distinctively American stylists of her day. Jean Stafford communicates the small details of loneliness and connection, the search for freedom and the desire to belong, that not only illuminate whole lives but also convey with an elegant economy of words the sense of the place and time in which her protagonists find themselves. This volume also includes the acclaimed story "An Influx of Poets," which has never before appeared in book form.

It is 1950 and, after a disastrous honeymoon night, Ariah Erskine's young husband throws himself into the roaring waters of Niagara Falls. Ariah, "the Widow Bride of the Falls," begins a relentless seven-day vigil in the mist, waiting for his body to be found. At her side is confirmed bachelor and pillar of the community Dirk Burnaby, who is unexpectedly drawn to this plain, strange woman. What follows is a passionate love affair, marriage, and family--a seemingly perfect existence. But the tragedy by which they were thrown together begins to shadow them, damaging their idyll with distrust, greed, and even murder. Set against the mythic-historic backdrop of Niagara Falls in the mid-twentieth century, this haunting exploration of the American family in crisis is a stunning achievement from "one of the great artistic forces of our time" (The Nation).

The collection features nineteen compelling stories that explore the diverse experiences of contemporary Americans. Themes of love, courage, and personal transformation are prevalent, as seen in a young wife's unexpected joy in an affair, a girl's life-altering decision to unveil a family secret, and a harrowing tale of survival against a serial killer. Additionally, a nostalgic adventure unfolds with two NYU students who protect a disguised Marilyn Monroe, capturing the essence of youthful exploration and secret identities.

Veuve po porannej, halucynacyjnej nocy poślubnej, kiedy jej mąż, młody pastor, popełnia samobójstwo, skacząc do wodospadów Niagara, Ariah Littrell uważa się za skazaną na nieszczęście. Jednak podczas tygodnia czuwania nad przepaścią, czekając na odnalezienie ciała swojego męża, "Biała Wdowa z Wodospadów" przyciąga uwagę Dirka Burnaby, utalentowanego prawnika o wrażliwym sercu, zafascynowanego tą dziwną kobietą. Miłość, choć nieprawdopodobna, szybko łączy tę parę, która doświadcza dziesięciu lat całkowitego szczęścia, zanim klątwa Wodospadów znów spadnie na rodzinę. Zdrada, morderstwo? To dzieci Burnaby będą musiały odkryć sekrety tragedii, która zniszczyła życie ich rodziców. Ich poszukiwania zmuszą je do zmierzenia się nie tylko z własną historią, ale także z mrocznym epizodem przeszłości Ameryki: zniszczeniami spowodowanymi przez ogromną ekspansję przemysłową lat 50. i 60., napędzaną chciwością i korupcją władzy. Powieść tak piękna i burzliwa jak te wodospady o diabelskim uroku.

The story revolves around Joshua Seigl, a reclusive author in declining health, who hires a live-in assistant to manage his life. His choice falls on Alma, a tattooed young woman who ignites unexpected feelings within him. Unbeknownst to Seigl, Alma carries a painful history filled with trauma and resentment, making her a complicated presence in his life. As their relationship unfolds, the tension between their pasts and the potential for conflict grows, setting the stage for an intriguing exploration of vulnerability and trust.