Carol - Libros y biografía

An ingenious, dystopian novel of one young woman’s resistance against the constraints of an oppressive society, from the inventive imagination of Joyce Carol Oates “Time travel” — and its hazards—are...

Unlike anything Joyce Carol Oates has written before, A Widow’s Story is the universally acclaimed author’s poignant, intimate memoir about the unexpected death of Raymond Smith, her husband of forty-six...

An unforgettable story about a couple who follow their dream of converting a run-down country house into a working bed and breakfast, and what they learn along the way from an old home, a close-knit community,...

C'est l'histoire d'une vie brisée par quelques secondes d'inattention. Derek, six ans, est un enfant heureux et choyé qui fait la joie de ses parents. Jusqu'au jour où il manque se noyer dans une piscine....

Joshua Seigl, a celebrated but reclusive author, is forced for reasons of failing health to surrender his much-prized bachelor's independence. Advertising for an assistant, he unwittingly embarks upon...

“A poignant, nostalgic collection of literary criticism by one of America’s premier authors.”—Kirkus Reviews In Rough Country is a sterling collection of essays, reviews, and criticism from Joyce Carol...

The stunning, classic portrait of a powerful man's downward spiral to moral ruinJerome "Corky" Corcorn. A money-juggling wheeler dealer, rising politico, popular man's man, and successful womanizer. It...

"Filled with surprising, exotic, and dangerous treats, is the perfect thing for a winter's night by the fire." -Washington PostIn Mysteries of Winterthurn, the brilliant young detective-hero Xavier Kilgarvan...

New York Times Bestselling AuthorFinally returned to print in a beautiful trade paperback edition, a haunting gothic tale that illuminates the fortunes and misfortunes of a 19th-century immigrant family...

I Am No One You Know contains nineteen startling stories that bear witness to the remarkably varied lives of Americans of our time. In "Fire," a troubled young wife discovers a rare, radiant happiness...

From the legendary literary master, winner of the National Book Award and New York Times bestselling author Joyce Carol Oates, a collection of thirteen mesmerizing stories that maps the eerie darkness...

Et dire que la charmante détective Regan Reilly voulait profiter de la Fête Nationale pour se reposer dans la somptueuse villa de ses parents ! Elle était loin de penser qu'un concert de musique country...

Maggie, la directrice du département de musique de l'université de Forest Park (Connecticut), organise chez elle une soirée.L'un des invités de marque, le célèbre compositeur Rolf Christensen, y fait...

In this taut and fascinating novel, the bestselling, New York Times bestselling and National Book Award-winning author of The Sacrifice, The Accursed, and Lovely, Dark, Deep examines the mysteries of...

Qui a tué Athena Popoulos, la jeune héritière grecque dont on vient de retrouver le corps près du manoir de Lady Exner ? Les souvenirs resurgissent et les langues vont bon train au cours de la soirée...

Avec un talent et un humour bien à elle, Carol Higgins Clark marche sur les pas de sa mère, la reine du thriller anglo-saxon, Mary Higgins Clark. Et à grandes foulées ! II n'est qu'à voir le succès de...

Drôles de vacances pour Regan Reilly...Enfin un week-end en amoureux ! Pour fêter leur premier anniversaire de mariage, Regan Reilly et son mari Jack ont élu Cape Cod, ses plages sauvages et son décor...

"Joyce Carol Oates has written what may be the world’s finest postmodern Gothic novel: E.L. Doctorow’s Ragtime set in Dracula’s castle. It’s dense, challenging, problematic, horrifying, funny, prolix...

Terence Greene est un quadragénaire à qui tout semble avoir réussi. Mari modèle et père de famille aimant, il dirige grâce à sa belle-famille une importante fondation philanthropique.Sa vie est bouleversée...

Dans ce roman percutant, Joyce Carol Oates dénonce les ravages de la calomnie et explore le malaise d'un adolescent en perte de repères. Darren est, à seize ans, un des espoirs de l’équipe de natation....

À Mont-Ephraim, petite ville des États-Unis située dans l’État de New York, vit une famille pas comme les autres : les Mulvaney. Judd, le cadet, Marianne « Bouton » jeune fille belle et modeste, Mike...

Pas de répit pour Regan Reilly !Comment un paisible week-end d'anniversaire en famille peut se transformer en chasse à l'homme. Ou plutôt à la femme... Car la belle Cleo Paradise, star montante du cinéma,...

New York Times bestselling author Joyce Carol Oates’ imaginative look at the last days of five giants of American literature, now available in a deluxe paperback edition in Ecco’s The Art of the Story...

In Salthill-on-Hudson, a half-hour train ride from Manhattan, everyone is rich, beautiful, and -- though they look much younger -- middle-aged. But when Adam Berendt, a charismatic, mysterious sculptor,...

Finally returned to print in a beautiful new trade paperback edition, American Appetites is classic Joyce Carol Oates—a suspenseful thriller in which the happy facade of an affluent suburban couple crumbles...

A tribute to the brilliant craftsmanship of one of our most distinguished writers, providing valuable insight into her inspiration and her method Joyce Carol Oates is widely regarded as one of America's...

New York Times bestselling author of The Falls, Blonde, and We Were the Mulvaneys, Joyce Carol Oates returns with a dark, wry, satirical tale—inspired by an unsolved American true-crime mystery. "Dysfunctional...

Fleeing Nazi Germany in 1936, the Schwarts immigrate to a small town in upstate New York. Here the father—a former high school teacher—is demeaned by the only job he can get: gravedigger and cemetery...

“Oates’ American saga captivates because it exists within an actual drama playing out across the country...Martyrs is a graceful and excruciating story of two families who do not live very far apart,...

A brilliant and thought-provoking novel about family, loyalty and betrayal Once I’d been Daddy’s favourite. Before something terrible happened. Violet Rue is the baby of the seven...