Joyce Carol Oates biography

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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.