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Fact File
| Name:
Joyce Carol Oates
Also Known As:
Rosamond Smith
Current Home:
Princeton, New Jersey
Date of Birth:
June 16, 1938
Place of Birth:
Lockport, New York
| | Education:
B.A., Syracuse University, 1960; M.A., University of Wisconsin, 1961
Awards:
National Book Award for Them, 1970; 14 O. Henry Awards; six Pushcart Prizes
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The Oprah Selection
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| | We Were the Mulvaneys
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Joyce Carol Oates
Oates's heartbreaking 1996 novel about a date rape's effect on a family was picked for Oprah's Book Club in 2001, giving the critically acclaimed book a second life and inaugural No. 1 status on the New York Times bestseller list.
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| | Big Mouth and Ugly Girl
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Joyce Carol Oates
In spring 2002, Oates delivered her first novel for young adults. Big Mouth, Ugly Girl is firmly rooted in the present school-shooting-affected climate, showing what happens in a high school when one student's thoughtless comment has serious repercussions.
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