Shares top-selected works of literary criticism covering a range of subjects including the writings of Flannery O'Connor, Shirley Jackson and Cormac McCarthy, in a volume that also includes the National Book Award-winning author's meditations on her unexpected widowhood. Original. 15,000 first printing. Acclaimed for her novels and short stories, Joyce Carol Oates is also an unparalleled literary critic. This collection brings together some of her most brilliant and provocative pieces, covering a range of subjects and ideas.
