{"product_id":"extenuating-circumstances","title":"Extenuating Circumstances","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of twenty-two disturbing tales of crime and suspense from literary icon Joyce Carol Oates, author of \u003ci\u003eBlonde\u003c\/i\u003e and  ''America''s preeminent fiction writer'' (\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo hitmen in a depressed rust belt town struggle with a job gone wrong. A girl witnesses a horrifying accident and carries it with her for the rest of her life. Medical students bring a severed foot to a college party. Five-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Joyce Carol Oates has made a career of exploring the forbidden corners of human experience, and the stories collected here, spanning her first three decades as a writer, are among her most unsettling and unforgettable works to date.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in long out-of-print volumes, these tales have not appeared in any form this century – until now. They show a writer boldly engaging with disturbing truths and terrifying possibilities, and deconstructing the tropes and expectations of traditional prose writing as she does so. But beyond their stylistic ingenuity, these are creepy, suspenseful stories that cut straight to the bone; their darkness will linger long after the final page is turned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA must-read for long-time fans of Joyce Carol Oates and an excellent introduction for the uninitiated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReviews for Joyce Carol Oates:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Oates chillingly depicts the darkness lurking within the everyday.'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e''Both haunting and sublime.'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e''Splendidly chilling.'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e''Visceral, psychologically involving, and socially astute.'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57306936410494,"sku":"NW9781804540817","price":11.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781804540817.jpg?v=1778520398","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/extenuating-circumstances","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}