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Invisible Writer: A Biography of Joyce Carol Oates

by Greg Johnson · 1998

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Granted privileged access to Joyce Carol Oates's letters and journals, as well as extensive interviews with those around her, and Oates herself, Greg Johnson examines the relationship between Oates's life and work in this fascinating exploration of a complex and gifted artist. 16-page photo insert. 560 pp. 12,500 print.

Subject
biography
Setting
20th century
Audience
adult
Length
long · 512 pages

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