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The Falls

The Falls

by Joyce Carol Oates

NovelFictionSuicide victimsHistorical FictionWaterfalls
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This work of literary fiction explores the dark side of family relationships. Romance noir defiles the pages paralleling the plight of Love Canal. As the nuclear age dawns on Upstate New York, the region careens into a new era with little care for the working poor. The narration hops from family member to family member across time weaving a curse.

Themes & subjects

NovelFictionSuicide victimsHistorical FictionWaterfallsFamily relationships

Characters & people

Setting

New York (State)Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)Niagara Falls (N.Y.)Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)1950-1978

About the author

Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol Oates

16 June 1938

American author

Author

Joyce Carol Oates

Pages

496

Read time

≈ 12h

Editions

13

Language

English

Publisher

Ecco

ISBN

9780060722289

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