In Rough Country

<p>A poignant nostalgic collection of literary criticism by one of America's premier authors.<br />--<em>Kirkus Reviews</em><p></p></p> <p> </p></p><p><em>In Rough Country </em>is a sterling collection of essays reviews and criticism from Joyce Carol Oates that focuses on a wide array of books and writers--from Poe to Nabokov from Flannery O'Connor to Phillip Roth. One of our foremost novelists National Book Award and PEN/Malamud Award winner Oates demonstrates an unparalleled understanding and appreciation of great works of literature with <em>In Rough Country</em> and offers unique and breathtaking insights into the writer's art.<p></p></p>