Zero-sum : stories / Joyce Carol Oates.
"A brilliant young philosophy student bent on seducing her famous philosopher-mentor finds herself outmaneuvered; diabolically clever high school girls wreak a particularly apt sort of vengeance on sexual predators in their community; a man returns from the dead to haunt his grieving wife; a young mother finds herself captivated by her own motherhood. In the collection's longest story, a much-praised writer cruelly experiments with "drafts" of his own suicide. In these powerfully wrought stories that hold a mirror up to our time, Joyce Carol Oates has created a world of erotic obsession, thwarted idealism, and ever-shifting identities. Provocative and stunning, Zero Sum reinforces Oates's standing as a literary treasure and an artist of the mysterious interior life."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593535868
- ISBN: 0593535863
- Physical Description: 251 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf."
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Zero-sum -- Mr. Stickum -- Lovesick -- Sparrow -- Cold -- Take me, I am free -- Suicide -- Baby-monitor -- Monstersister -- A theory pre-post-mortem -- This is not a drill -- M A R T H E A: a referendum.
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Available copies
- 57 of 58 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Duplin County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 58 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy Wightman Library | AFIC OAT 0723 (Text) | 30372102011142 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Phillip Leff Memorial Library | AFIC OAT 0723 (Text) | 30372102011159 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
