Joyce Carol Oates

Joyce Carol Oates

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Writing

  • Gender

    Female

  • Birthday

    1938-06-16 (86 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Lockport, Niagara County, New York, USA

Biography

Joyce Carol Oates is an American author, poet and playwright. She published her first book in 1963 and has since published 58 novels, as well as a number of plays and novellas, and many volumes of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction.

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