With Shuddering Fall: A Novel
The first novel fromĀ New York Times-bestselling author Joyce Carol Oates, a thrilling, dark tale of family, revenge, and two souls intertwined by love and violenceānow back in print for fans of Americaās most prolific storyteller.
Written when Joyce Carol Oates was in her early twenties,Ā and first published in 1964, With Shuddering FallĀ is her powerful debut novel, the first of five new Oates reprints from Ecco.
Following the turbulent story of two lovers who discover themselves mortal enemies, the author explores the struggle for dominance in erotic relationships that has become a predominant theme in her work, as well as the perils of patriarchal inheritance, and the ripple-effects of emotional loss in adolescence. Ā The result is an unsentimental yet sympathetic rendering of a disastrous love affair in which hatred is nearly as powerful as love, and a yearning for destruction is an abiding and insatiable passion.
Discover what prompted theĀ New York TimesĀ toĀ compare this young writerās debutĀ to Shirley Jacksonās famous short story, āThe Lottery.ā Ā Readers looking for a place to start in Joyce Carol OatesāsĀ vast catalogue will be intrigued by the sheer narrative force of the young author, and her willingness to anatomize the darkest recesses of humanity in a search for redemption and resolution.
The first novel fromĀ New York Times-bestselling author Joyce Carol Oates, a thrilling, dark tale of family, revenge, and two souls intertwined by love and violenceānow back in print for fans of Americaās most prolific storyteller.
Written when Joyce Carol Oates was in her early twenties,Ā and first published in 1964, With Shuddering FallĀ is her powerful debut novel, the first of five new Oates reprints from Ecco.
Following the turbulent story of two lovers who discover themselves mortal enemies, the author explores the struggle for dominance in erotic relationships that has become a predominant theme in her work, as well as the perils of patriarchal inheritance, and the ripple-effects of emotional loss in adolescence. Ā The result is an unsentimental yet sympathetic rendering of a disastrous love affair in which hatred is nearly as powerful as love, and a yearning for destruction is an abiding and insatiable passion.
Discover what prompted theĀ New York TimesĀ toĀ compare this young writerās debutĀ to Shirley Jacksonās famous short story, āThe Lottery.ā Ā Readers looking for a place to start in Joyce Carol OatesāsĀ vast catalogue will be intrigued by the sheer narrative force of the young author, and her willingness to anatomize the darkest recesses of humanity in a search for redemption and resolution.
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The first novel fromĀ New York Times-bestselling author Joyce Carol Oates, a thrilling, dark tale of family, revenge, and two souls intertwined by love and violenceānow back in print for fans of Americaās most prolific storyteller.
Written when Joyce Carol Oates was in her early twenties,Ā and first published in 1964, With Shuddering FallĀ is her powerful debut novel, the first of five new Oates reprints from Ecco.
Following the turbulent story of two lovers who discover themselves mortal enemies, the author explores the struggle for dominance in erotic relationships that has become a predominant theme in her work, as well as the perils of patriarchal inheritance, and the ripple-effects of emotional loss in adolescence. Ā The result is an unsentimental yet sympathetic rendering of a disastrous love affair in which hatred is nearly as powerful as love, and a yearning for destruction is an abiding and insatiable passion.
Discover what prompted theĀ New York TimesĀ toĀ compare this young writerās debutĀ to Shirley Jacksonās famous short story, āThe Lottery.ā Ā Readers looking for a place to start in Joyce Carol OatesāsĀ vast catalogue will be intrigued by the sheer narrative force of the young author, and her willingness to anatomize the darkest recesses of humanity in a search for redemption and resolution.
