false 15962 7 Joyce Carol Oates is in full fire here. The motifs and themes of this rich, intricately textured, realistic novel belong to the American experience of the 1950s and '60s. But the vision of life that animates them is so clear and unflinching that the past comes to us with the force of revelation. "Fiction of extraordinary imaginative power."--The New York Times Book Review. Nominated for the National Book Award. 1367694 1990 Because It Is Bitter, and Because It Is My Heart (Plume) total:709|5:190|4:302|3:169|2:36|1:12| 709 2749 1036 40 4 2 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 24 16:12:21 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 02 16:51:58 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Apr 29 08:58:43 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 09:07:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jul 14 20:56:49 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 10:11:55 -0700 2009
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