Quote by: Joyce Carol Oates

I think all art comes out of conflict. When I write I am always looking for the dramatic kernel of an event, the junctures of people's lives when they go in one direction, not another.


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Author Bio


  • NameJoyce Carol Oates
  • DescriptionAmerican author
  • BornJune 16, 1938
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPlaywright; Poet; Novelist; Essayist; Autobiographer; Writer
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; National Humanities Medal; National Book Award; Humanist Of The Year