About “Expensive people”
Part of Joyce Carol Oates's Wonderland Quartet exploring social class and the inner lives of young Americans, this novel examines the secrets of America's affluent suburbs in the late 1960s. Narrated by Richard Everett, a precocious, obese boy who sees himself as a minor character, it follows his alienation from his self-absorbed parents and his eventual act of defiance and desperation.
Praise for “Expensive people”
“These four novels reveal Oates' powers of observation and invention, her meticulous social documentation joined to her genius for forging unforgettable myths. She is one of the handful of great American novelists of the last hundred years.”
Book details
- First published
- 1968
- Latest edition
- 1968 · ISBN 9780307495365
- Pages
- 251
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Expensive people by Joyce Carol Oates has 251 pages.
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