Fast Fiction
6 total works
Originally published in the collection Faithless, in Ugly Joyce Carol Oates dissects the psyches of ordinary people and their potential for good and evil with chilling understatement and lasting power, a bitterly angry young woman defines herself as ugly as a way of making herself invulnerable to hurt, and in so doing hurts others.
Originally published in the collection Faithless, in Ugly Joyce Carol Oates dissects the psyches of ordinary people and their potential for good and evil with chilling understatement and lasting power, a bitterly angry young woman defines herself as ugly as a way of making herself invulnerable to hurt, and in so doing hurts others.
A new collection of short stories from the National Book Award shortlisted author of 'Blonde', with an extra interview with the author.
In this gathering of 24 stories by Joyce Carol Oates, the mysterious private lives of individuals are explored with vivid, unsparing precision and sympathy. In 'Faithless' two adult sisters recall their mother's disappearance when they were children; in 'Ugly Girl' a bitterly angry young woman defines herself as ugly as a way of making herself invunerable to hurt, and in so doing hurts others; in 'Lover' a beautiful woman locked into an obsessive love affair seeks her revenge in a bizarre, violent manner. These and 20 other stories provide startling and unexpected insight into the contemporary psyche.
An artist is caught in a dilemma about the intentions of his best friend's new wife.
Fast Fiction: A selection of masterful short stories from 4th Estate short story collections, and the best talent from The Sunday Times authors, available to purchase as single story ebooks.
A crime writer reads the audience a short story when he is honoured by a prestigious guild.
Fast Fiction: A selection of masterful short stories from 4th Estate short story collections, and the best talent from The Sunday Times authors, available to purchase as single story ebooks.
