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The Doll-Master and Other Tales of Terror
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Description
From Joyce Carol Oates, literary icon and author of BLONDE, now a major motion picture, six terrifying tales to chill the blood.
A young boy plays with dolls instead of action figures. But as he grows older, his passion takes on a darker edge...
A white man shoots dead a black youth creating a media frenzy. But could it have been self-defense as he claims?
A nervous woman tries to escape her husband. He says he loves her, but she's convinced he wants to kill her...
These quietly lethal stories from a unique imagination reveal the horrors that dwell within us all.
Reviews for Joyce Carol Oates:
'A writer of extraordinary strengths.' Guardian
'Oates chillingly depicts the darkness lurking within the everyday.' Sunday Express
'Both haunting and sublime.' Literary Review
'Splendidly chilling.' Financial Times
'Visceral, psychologically involving, and socially astute.' Booklist
Product details
Published | 01 Dec 2016 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 336 |
ISBN | 9781784971038 |
Imprint | Head of Zeus |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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A writer of extraordinary strengths
Guardian
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Both haunting and sublime
Literary Review
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An unsettling read worth every resulting jump in the night... [Oates is a] literary goddess
Daily Mail
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As usual with Oates, it is horribly readable, but driven by something disturbingly like genuine misanthropy
Sunday Times
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Oates chillingly depicts the darkness lurking within the everyday
Sunday Express
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A sense of helplessness is the essence of horror, and Oates conveys that feeling as well as any writer around
New York Times Book Review