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9781586638566

We Were the Mulvaneys (Barnes and Noble Reader's Companion)

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  • ISBN13:

    9781586638566

  • ISBN10:

    1586638564

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-05-23
  • Publisher: Barnes & Noble
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Summary

InWe Were the Mulvaneys, Joyce Carol Oates--one of the great figures in modern American fiction--explores a crisis in the life of a seemingly perfect American family...and the devastating consequences that follow. Get the most out of this enthralling novel with the help of this informative, illuminatingReader's Companion: * Why do Marianne's parents banish her after she's raped? * What have the Mulvaneys lost at the end of the novel? What have they gained? * Why does Joyce Carol Oates considerWe Were the Mulvaneysthe novel closest to her heart?

Author Biography

Joyce Carol Oates, one of the great figures in modern American fiction, is a prolific writer with enormous range. In We Were the Mulvaneys, she explores a crisis in a seemingly perfect American family and the devastating consequences that follow.

Table of Contents

A Tour of the Novel: An overview of the bookp. 1
Journeys: The characters and their storiesp. 13
Points of View: Conversations about We Were the Mulvaneysp. 21
A Writer's Life: Joyce Carol Oates's storyp. 49
The World Outside: The Mulvaneys' 1970s Americap. 53
A Brief History: Critics respond to We Were the Mulvaneysp. 57
Explore: Books to consider reading nextp. 59
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