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Author:

Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- author.

Title:

Night. Sleep. Death. The Stars. : a novel / Joyce Carol Oates.

Edition:

First Harper Large Print edition.

Publisher:

Harper Large Printan imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

xi, 1185 pages ; 23 cm

Subject:

Families--Fiction.
Fathers--Death--Fiction.
Widows--Fiction.
Death--Psychological aspects--Fiction.
Grief--Fiction.
Psychic trauma--Fiction.
Social classes--Fiction.
Large type books.

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.

ISBN:

0062979485
9780062979483

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1157890163

Locations:

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

HPPD845 -- Orange City Public Library (Orange City)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)