Zero-sum : stories / Joyce Carol Oates.
| Author/creator | Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023. |
| Copyright Date | ©2023 |
| Description | 251 pages : 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Zero-sum -- Mr. Stickum -- Lovesick -- Sparrow -- The cold -- Take me, I am free -- The suicide -- The baby-monitor -- Monstersister -- A theory pre-post-mortem -- This is not a drill -- M A R T H E: a referendum. |
| Abstract | "A brilliant young philosophy student bent on seducing her famous philosopher-mentor finds herself outmaneuvered; diabolically clever high school girls wreak a particularly apt sort of vengeance on sexual predators in their community; a man returns from the dead to haunt his grieving wife; a young mother finds herself captivated by her own motherhood. In the collection's longest story, a much-praised writer cruelly experiments with "drafts" of his own suicide. In these powerfully wrought stories that hold a mirror up to our time, Joyce Carol Oates has created a world of erotic obsession, thwarted idealism, and ever-shifting identities. Provocative and stunning, Zero Sum reinforces Oates's standing as a literary treasure and an artist of the mysterious interior life"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | "This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf." |
| Genre/form | Short stories. |
| Genre/form | Novels. |
| Genre/form | Short stories. |
| Genre/form | Psychological fiction. |
| LCCN | 2022031406 |
| ISBN | 9780593535868 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0593535863 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| Stock number | Random House Inc, Attn Order Entry 400 Hahn rd, Westminster, MD, USA, 21157 SAN 201-3975 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PS3565 .A8 Z39 2023 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |