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The Collector of Hearts
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The Collector of Hearts (1998) (edit title/settings)

New Tales of the Grotesque

by Joyce Carol Oates (Author) (edit contributors)

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"Shimmering . . . Oates is a master at this genre."-- Boston Globe In these twenty-five gothic horror tales from the master of the short story, Joyce Carol Oates explores the waking nightmares of life with eyes wide-open, facing what the bravest of us fear the most. From the Kafka-esque... read more

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It can appear in a dream state; it can breathe in familiar shadows; it can be a dizzying descent into madness. In these twenty-five gothic horror tales from the master of the short story, Joyce Carol Oates explores the waking nightmares of life with eyes wide open, facing what the bravest of... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

It can appear in a dream state; it can breathe in familiar shadows; it can be a dizzying descent into madness. In these twenty-five gothic horror tales from the master of the short story, Joyce Carol Oates explores the waking nightmares of life with eyes wide open, facing what the bravest of us fear the most.
In "The Sepulchre," a woman surrenders to her deepest fears as she searches a house room by room for a man believed to have died. "The Omen" is an ineffable dread that washes up on a lonely beach and invades a woman's sleepless nights. "Posthumous" finds a woman conscious within her own corpse as police break in to discover her dead body ... and an even grimmer sight in the next room.
From the Kafkaesque "scars" to a ballad-like tale of erotic obsession in "The Crossing" to the mother-daughter bond given a fatal twist in "Death Mother," the stories in THE COLLECTOR OF HEARTS illuminate the mysteries of the human experience, both intellectual and visceral. It is a stunning and richly diverse anthology of mood and menace -- haunting, elegiac, and compulsively addictive.

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  • “Mother? -- is it you?”

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In a long-ago time when I didn't know Yes I was happy, I was myself and I was happy.

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I.
The Sky Blue Ball
Death Mother
The Hand-puppet
Schroeder's Stepfather
The Sepulchre
The Hands

II.
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Labor Day
The Collector of Hearts
Demon
Elvis is Dead: Why are You Alive?
Posthumous

III.
The Omen
The Sons of Angus MacElster
The Affliction
Scars
An Urban Paradox
Unprintable
Intensive

IV.
Valentine
Death Astride Bicycle
The Dream-Catcher
Fever Blisters
The Crossing
Shadows of the Evening
The Temple

V.
The Journey

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  1. Joyce Carol Oates (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Dutton
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0525944451
Page Count: 336

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