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Joyce Carol Oates: Oates was born in Lockport, New York. She attended a one-room school and had little exposure to books as a child. She learned to type by the age of twelve. Her first book was //With Shuddering Fall// published in 1964. She wrote many fiction books including; //Wheel of Love and Other Stories(1970), The Assassins(1975), Do With Me What You Will(1978), The Seduction and Other Stories(1980), Bellefleur(1980), A Bloodsmore Romance(1982)//, and //Mysteries of Winterthurn(1984)//. She also wrot many works of poetry and has recieved numerous awards for her work, such as The National Book award for her novel //Them(1968). Her fiction delves into the human mind and her work usually focuses on disturbed characters, or those who are trying to find their identity.

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