Joyce Carol Oates

Joyce Carol Oates (born June 16, 1938) is an American author. Oates published her first book in 1963 and has since published over fifty novels, as well as many volumes of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction. Her novel them (1969) won the National Book Award, and her novels Black Water (1992), What I Lived For (1994), and Blonde (2000) were nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. As of 2008, Oates is the Roger S. Berlind '52 Professor in the Humanitie... More

Date of birth:

  • Jun 16, 1938 (age 74 years)

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Also known as:

  • Rosamond Smith,
  • Joyce Carole. Oates,
  • J Oates,
  • Lauren Kelly
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Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service Winners

National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction Nominees

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