Joyce Carol Oates
- January 10, 2024
- Novelist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Joyce Carol Oates |
| Date Of Birth | Jun 16, 1938(1938-06-16) |
| Age | 86 |
| Birthplace | Lockport |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | New York |
| Horoscope | Gemini |
Joyce Carol Oates Biography
| Birthday | Jun 16 |
| Birth Year | 1938 |
Joyce Carol Oates is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on June 16, 1938 in Lockport, New York, United States. American writer of many novels as well as plays, short stories, essays and poems. She was awarded the National Book Award for her 1969 novel They and was also Nominated to win the Pulitzer Prize for Black Water (1992) and What I Did Forever (1994) as well as Blonde (2000).
The short story about serial killers,”Where Are You Goin? Where Have You been? To folk musician and singer She dedicated her serial killer-themed short story, Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?, to folk singer/songwriter Bob Dylan..
She got married Raymond J. Smith in 1961. Smith passed away suddenly from pneumonia in 2008, putting an end to the couple’s almost four-decade marriage. She was married in 2009 when she was married Charles Gross.
Joyce Carol Oates Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Novelist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Joyce Carol Oates is one of the richest Novelist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Joyce Carol Oates 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She began writing when she was fourteen, and was the first member of the family to graduate from high school. She was the highest-performing student in the class she was in at Syracuse University in 1960 and published her debut novel With Shuddering Fall, just four years after.
She won her 1967 O. Henry Award for her short story in the Region of Ice. In the following decade she started lecturing on creative writing in Princeton University.
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Who is Joyce Carol Oates Dating?
According to our records, Joyce Carol Oates married to Charles Gross , Raymond J. Smith. As of December 1, 2023, Joyce Carol Oates’s is not dating anyone.
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Facts & Trivia
Joyce Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Joyce Carol Oates celebrates birthday on June 16 of every year.
What is Joyce Carol Oates known for?
The prolific Joyce Carol Oates is an acclaimed writer known for novels like ‘A Garden of Earthly Delights,’ ‘The Falls’ and ‘Them,’ which won the National Book Award.
What is considered Joyce Carol Oates best novel?
1 We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates 3.74 avg rating — 98,021
ratings score: 2,657, and 27 people voted
2| Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates 4.01 avg rating — 12,468 ratings score: 2,161,
and 22 people voted
3| The Falls by Joyce Carol Oates 3.59 avg rating — 10,473 ratings score:
1,625, and 17 people voted
Is Joyce Carol Oates religious?
Religion. Oates was raised Catholic but as of 2007 is an atheist. In an interview with Commonweal magazine, Oates stated, “I think of religion as a kind of psychological manifestation of deep powers, deep imaginative, mysterious powers which are always with us.”
What is Joyce Carol Oates writing style?
Interestingly, among her “imitations” and allusive fictions, Oates has tested almost every major literary school or set of conventions: naturalism, existentialism, social realism, detective stories, epic chronicle, romance.
Where should I start reading Joyce Carol Oates?
A great novel to start with is “ The Gravedigger’s Daughter ” as it really encapsulates some of her most persistent themes and it is written in a form of psychological realism which is her most frequent narrative form.