“A quartet of shrewd and unnerving novellas about toxic
entanglements” from the National Book Award–winning author
(Booklist). Joyce Carol Oates is one of the most prominent writers
of her generation, and she is fearless when exploring the most
disturbing corners of human nature. In Evil Eye, Oates offers four
chilling tales about love so powerful that people might die—or
kill—for it. In the title story, we meet Mariana, the young
fourth wife of a prominent intellectual. When her husband’s first
wife comes to visit, Mariana learns a terrible secret that threatens
her marriage and sanity. In “So Near Any Times Always,” shy
teenager Lizbeth meets Desmond, a charming older boy who offers the
first spark of romance. Yet as their relationship blossoms, Lizbeth
realizes that a menacing soul lies beneath Desmond’s perfect
façade. In “The Execution,” spoiled college student Bart
Hansen has planned the perfect crime to get back at his condescending
parents. What he didn’t plan on was the resilience of his mother’s
love, even in the face of death. And in “The Flatbed,”
childhood trauma has prevented Cecelia from enjoying physical intimacy
with a man. But when she meets the love of her life, Cecelia must
confront the demon who stole her innocence long ago. With the
razor-sharp prose that has made Joyce Carol Oates a living legend,
Evil Eye shows love as sporadically magical, mysterious, and
murderous. “A dazzling, disturbing, tour de force of Gothic
suspense: four odd, compelling, ingeniously narrated tales that gain
in power and resonance when read in conjunction with each other.”
—The Boston Globe “Exquisitely suspenseful. . . . The
relationships between the damaged, sometimes monstrous individuals who
people these pages will keep the reader riveted.” —Publishers
Weekly, starred review
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ISBN
9780802194022
Publisert
2014
Utgiver
Vendor
Mysterious Press/ Open Road Integrated Media
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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