Night. Sleep. Death. The stars
Title:
Night. Sleep. Death. The stars
Author:
Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938-
ISBN:
9780008381073
Publication Information:
London : 4th Estate, 2020.
Physical Description:
787 p. ; 24 cm
Abstract:
A gripping 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, Joyce Carol Oates's latest novel is a vivid exploration of race, psychological trauma, class warfare, grief, and eventual healing.
Subject:
| Fathers -- Death -- Fiction. |
| Death -- Psychological aspects -- Fiction. |
| Race relations -- United States -- Fiction. |
| Social classes -- United States -- Fiction. |
Summary:
A gripping 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, Joyce Carol Oates's latest novel is a vivid exploration of race, psychological trauma, class warfare, grief, and eventual healing.