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AMERICAN MELANCHOLY - JOYCE CAROL OATES GEBUNDEN

A new collection of poetry from an American literary legend  her first in twenty-five
yearsJoyce Carol Oates is one of our most insightful observers of the human heart and mind  and
with her acute social consciousness  one of the most insistent and inspired witnesses of a
shared American history.Oates is perhaps best known for her prodigious output of novels and
short stories  many of which have become contemporary classics. However  Oates has also always
been a faithful writer of poetry. American Melancholy showcases some of her finest work of the
last few decades.Covering subjects big and small  and written in an immediate and engaging
style  this collection touches on both the personal and political. Loss  love  and memory are
investigated  along with the upheavals of our modern age  the reality of our current
predicaments  and the ravages of poverty  racism  and social unrest. Oates skillfully writes
characters ranging from a former doctor at a Chinese People's Liberation Army hospital to
Little Albert  a six-month-old infant who took part in a famous study that revealed evidence of
classical conditioning in human beings.

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