Night. Sleep. Death. The Stars : a novel / Joyce Carol Oates.
This novel provides an examination of contemporary America through the prism of a family tragedy: when a powerful parent dies, each of his adult children reacts in startling and unexpected ways, and his grieving widow in the most surprising way of all. Stark and penetrating, it's an exploration of psychological trauma, class warfare, grief, and eventual healing.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062979483
- ISBN: 0062979485
- Physical Description: xi, 1,185 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
- Edition: First Harper Large Print Edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019
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Subject: | Large type books. Families > Fiction. Fathers > Death > Fiction. Widows > Fiction. Death > Psychological aspects > Fiction. Grief > Fiction. Psychic trauma > Fiction. Social classes > Fiction. |
Genre: | Domestic fiction. Psychological fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Lehigh Valley Library System.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Bethlehem Main Library | f (Text) | 33062009324873 | Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
This novel provides an examination of contemporary America through the prism of a family tragedy: when a powerful parent dies, each of his adult children reacts in startling and unexpected ways, and his grieving widow in the most surprising way of all. Stark and penetrating, it's an exploration of psychological trauma, class warfare, grief, and eventual healing.