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The Journal of Joyce Carol Oates: 1973-1982 – An Intimate Portrait of Friendships with Updike, Sontag, and Barthelme

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The Journal of Joyce Carol Oates: 1973-1982 – An Intimate Portrait of Friendships with Updike, Sontag, and Barthelme

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Joyce Carol Oates tillhör vår tids stora författare. Det här är hennes dagböcker från åren 1973 till 1982, en mycket händelserik period i Oates liv.Vi får följa tillblivelsen av stora romaner som Bellefleur, Morgonstjärnan och Ljusets ängel, liksom otaliga dikter, noveller, essäer och litteraturkritik. Hon skriver personligt om sitt äktenskap och om nöjet hon finner i vardagslivet, liksom om svårigheterna med skapandet, om ätstörningar och åldrande. Om njutningen hon finner i att undervisa och om kraven på att uppträda som "författaren Joyce Carol Oates".Bland de många vänner Oates beskriver finns John Updike, Susan Sontag, Philip Roth, Joan Didion och Gail Godwin, och Oates anteckningar berör en spännande tid, såväl i kulturkretsar som i Oates eget privatliv.

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Joyce Carol Oates is the author of several novels. Originally from the East Coast, they now live in the Midwest with family. In addition to writing, Joyce Carol Oates enjoys gardening, cooking, and reading way past bedtime. Their work often explores the complexities of everyday life and human relationships.

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