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A Garden of Earthly Delights is a novel by Joyce Carol Oates, published by Vanguard in 1967. Her second book published, it is the first in her "Wonderland Quartet" followed by Expensive People (1968), them (1969), and Wonderland (1971). It was a finalist for the 1968 annual U.S. National Book Award for Fiction. [1]
A Garden of Earthly Delights tells the story of Clara who is born into a family of migrant farmers and moves up the ladder of society. She uses her wits, she uses her body, she uses every tool at her disposal… and she is at once heartbreakingly sympathetic and woefully unlikable.
25 de mar. de 2009 · Though her murder stories (Zombie and the Rosamond Smith serial killer series) and child abuse novels (First Love, Beasts, and You Must Remember This) provide more of her famous poignant horror, Garden of Earthly Delights carries the weight of John Steinbeck's East of Eden.
Buy A Garden of Earthly Delights (Modern Library): 1 (The Wonderland Quartet) Modern Library Pbk. Ed by Joyce Carol Oates (ISBN: 9780812968347) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
3.80 · 1392 Ratings · 157 Reviews · published 1971 · 36 editions. Joyce Carol Oates’s Wonderland Quartet comprises f…. Want to Read. Rate it: A Garden of Earthly Delights (Wonderland Quartet, #1), Expensive People (Wonderland Quartet, #2), Them (Wonderland Quartet, #3), and Wonderland (Wonderl...
Wonderland is the final novel in Joyce Carol Oates’s Wonderland Quartet. The books that complete this acclaimed series, A Garden of Earthly Delights, Expensive People, and them, are also available from the Modern Library.
A Garden of Earthly Delights: 1 (The Wonderland Quartet) : Oates, Joyce Carol, Showalter, Elaine: Amazon.es: Libros
