A Book of American Martyrs
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A Book of American Martyrs by Joyce Carol Oates
‘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‘The story of Trump’s America’ Daily Mail
‘Page-turning, gripping, full of unexpected twists’ Observer
‘A magnificent story of two broken families, both steeped in grief’ Independent
‘Icily subtle … at its spine-tingling best when staring into the dark, a sliver away from the Gothic’ Spectator
‘Dramatic, dazzling, ingenious, agile … her uniquely sane, empathetic voice seems particularly vital and timely during Trump’s presidency’ Literary Review
‘The most relevant book of Oates’s half-century-long career. . a masterpiece’ Washington Post
‘Oates's American saga captivates because it exists within an actual drama playing out across the country. A graceful and excruciating story of two families who do not live very far apart, but exist in different realities’ USA Today
Joyce Carol Oates is a recipient of the National Medal of Humanities, the National Book Critics Circle Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Book Award, and the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in Short Fiction. She has written some of the most enduring fiction of our time, including We Were the Mulvaneys; Blonde, which was nominated for the National Book Award; and the New York Times bestseller The Accursed. She is the Roger S. Berlind Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at Princeton University and has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters since 1978.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780008221713 |
| ISBN 10 | 0008221715 |
| Title | A Book of American Martyrs |
| Author | Joyce Carol Oates |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2017-10-19 |
| Number of pages | 752 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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