Joyce Carol Oates
The Sacrifice
- ISBN 13:
- 9780008114893
- author:
- Joyce Carol Oates
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Fourth Estate
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions:
- 19.9 x 2.4 x 13.1 cm
- Genre:
- Fiction, Contemporary Fiction,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Joyce Carol Oates' latest novel is a powerful exploration of the tragic impact of sexual violence, racism, and power on innocent lives. When a fourteen-year-old girl is alleged to be the victim of racial violence, her community is shocked and galvanised, exacerbating decades of simmering racial tension.
In this magisterial work of fiction, Oates probes the persistence of stereotypes, the nature of revenge, the complexities of truth, and our insatiable hunger for sensationalism. As the voices of a multiracial community come together in response to the alleged crime, Oates reveals that there must always be a sacrifice - of innocence, trust, and ultimately, of lives.
Working at the height of her powers, Oates offers a sympathetic portrait of the young girl and her mother, challenging our expectations and beliefs about our society, our biases, and ourselves. The Sacrifice is a shocking new understanding of power and oppression, innocence and guilt, truth and sensationalism, justice and retribution.
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