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| Author | Joyce Carol Oates |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Henry Fuseli, The Nightmare, 1781 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Carroll & Graf Publishers |
Publication date | 29 Nov 2001 [1] |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 80 |
| ISBN | 0-7867-0896-4 |
| OCLC | 48513006 |
Beasts is a novella by Joyce Carol Oates and was originally published in 2001.
Plot summary
Set in an apparently idyllic New England college town in the 1970s, Beasts is the story of Gillian Brauer, a talented young student obsessed with her charismatic anti-establishment English professor Andre Harrow.
Knowing that other girls preceded her does not deter Gillian from being drawn into the decadent world of Professor Harrow and his wife, Dorcas, the outrageous sculptor of primal totems. Gillian soon tumbles into a nightmare of carnal desire and corrupted sexual innocence.
References
- ^ "Edition details". Archived from the original on 2009-03-10. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
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| This article needs additional citations for
verification. (March 2009) |
|
First edition | |
| Author | Joyce Carol Oates |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Henry Fuseli, The Nightmare, 1781 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Carroll & Graf Publishers |
Publication date | 29 Nov 2001 [1] |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 80 |
| ISBN | 0-7867-0896-4 |
| OCLC | 48513006 |
Beasts is a novella by Joyce Carol Oates and was originally published in 2001.
Plot summary
Set in an apparently idyllic New England college town in the 1970s, Beasts is the story of Gillian Brauer, a talented young student obsessed with her charismatic anti-establishment English professor Andre Harrow.
Knowing that other girls preceded her does not deter Gillian from being drawn into the decadent world of Professor Harrow and his wife, Dorcas, the outrageous sculptor of primal totems. Gillian soon tumbles into a nightmare of carnal desire and corrupted sexual innocence.
References
- ^ "Edition details". Archived from the original on 2009-03-10. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
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| This article about a historical novel of the 2000s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. See guidelines for writing about novels. Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page. |