Joyce Carol Oates Biography

Joyce Carol Oates biography

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NAME: Joyce Carol Oates
OCCUPATION: Journalist, Author
BIRTH DATE: June 16, 1938 (Age: 73)
EDUCATION: Syracuse University, University of Wisconsin
PLACE OF BIRTH: Lockport, New York

ZODIAC SIGN: Gemini

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American novelist, short-story writer, and essayist Joyce Carol Oates is known for her variety of styles and genres and depictions of evil in modern society.

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Joyce Carol Oates was born June 16, 1938 in Lockport, New York. In 1963 she published her first collection of short stories, By the North Gate. Her first novel, With Shuddering Fall, appeared in 1964 and was followed by a second short-story collection. She wrote prolifically thereafter, averaging about two books per year. She also wrote mysteries, plays, essays, poetry, and literary criticism.