Bibliograph

Extenuating circumstances, stories of crime and suspense, Joyce Carol Oates

Type

Label

Extenuating circumstances, stories of crime and suspense, Joyce Carol Oates

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

Extenuating circumstances

Oclc number

1314052522

Responsibility statement

Joyce Carol Oates

Sub title

stories of crime and suspense

Summary

"Two hitmen in a depressed rust belt town struggle with a job gone wrong. A girl witnesses a horrifying accident and carries it with her for the rest of her life. Medical students bring a severed foot to a college party. Five-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Joyce Carol Oates has made a career of exploring the forbidden corners of human experience, and the stories collected here, spanning her first three decades as a writer, are among her most unsettling and unforgettable works to date."--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

adult

Classification