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Title Statement | Butcher: A Novel. |
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Author | Oates, Joyce Carol |
Publication | Canada: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group,2024. |
Edition | ON ORDER |
Extent of Item | 352 pages |
ISBN | 9780593537770 |
Other Number | pr07435502 |
Summary | From Joyce Carole Oates comes an extraordinary and arresting novel based on authentic historical documents about a womens asylum in the 19th century, and a terrifying doctor who wants to change the world. 'Butcher' is a unique blend of fiction and fact, a nightmare voyage through the darkest regions of the American psyche conjoined, in its startling conclusion, with unexpected romance. |
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By Topic | FICTION / Historical / General |
FICTION / Literary | |
FICTION / Medical | |
By Genre | Historical fiction |