Joyce Carol Oates

Joyce Carol Oates -- Novelist, Essayist, Critic, Poet, Playwright, Teacher, And Short Story Writer -- Is One Of The Preeminent Literary Figures And Social Critics Of The Twentieth Century. Her Honors Include An Nea Grant, A Guggenheim Fellowship, The Pen/Malamud Lifetime Achievement Award, And The F. Scott Fitzgerald Award For Lifetime Achievement In American Literature. She Is Also A Member Of The American Academy And Institute Of Arts And Letters. The Falls Is Her Most Recent Novel.