The Journal of Joyce Carol Oates - (Paperback)

About the Book

The fascinating personal journal of Joyce Carol Oates has been gathered from one of the most important and productive periods of her long career.

From the Back Cover

The Journal of Joyce Carol Oates, edited by Greg Johnson, offers a rare glimpse into the private thoughts of this extraordinary writer, focusing on excerpts written during one of the most productive decades of Oates's long career. Far more than just a daily account of a writer's writing life, these intimate, unrevised pages candidly explore her friendship with other writers, including John Updike, Donald Barthelme, Susan Sontag, Gail Godwin, and Philip Roth. It presents a fascinating portrait of the artist as a young woman, fully engaged with her world and her culture, on her way to becoming one of the most respected, honored, discussed, and controversial figures in American letters.

Review Quotes

"Admirers of Oates's books will be intrigued to discover the author's occasional comments on the consciousness of her characters, as well as her thoughts on the creative process." - New York Times Book Review
"For the Oates reader, perhaps the great revelation of this book is the contrast between the deliberately quiet, contained life of the writer and the vast, unrestrained and sometimes shockingly imaginative character of her work." - Dallas Morning News
"Fascinating." - Library Journal