The Collector of Hearts: New Tales of the Grotesque
"Shimmering . . . Oates is a master at this genre."--Boston GlobeIn these twenty-five gothic horror tales from the master of the short story, Joyce Carol Oates explores the waking nightmares of life with eyes wide-open, facing what the bravest of us fear the most. From the Kafka-esque "Scars" to...
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"Shimmering . . . Oates is a master at this genre."--Boston Globe
In these twenty-five gothic horror tales from the master of the short story, Joyce Carol Oates explores the waking nightmares of life with eyes wide-open, facing what the bravest of us fear the most. From the Kafka-esque "Scars" to a balladlike tale of erotic obsession in "The Crossing," to the mother-daughter bond given a fatal twist in "Death Mother," the stories in The Collector of Hearts illuminate the mysteries of the human experience--both intellectual and visceral. It is a stunning and richly diverse anthology of mood and menace--haunting, elegiac, and compulsively readable.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780452280243 (0452280249)
Publish date: October 1st 1999
Publisher: Plume
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
Joyce Carol Oates has the ability to instill creeping dread, not unlike Shirley Jackson and Flannery O'Connor. These stories dwell on the horror of the unknown, drawing out tension while playing upon the terror of the characters. The William Blake quote in the beginning of the book sums it up best...
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