Joyce Carol Oates — Upon the Sweeping Floor and Other Stories

London, Victor Gollancz, 1973. First edition. Cloth. A first UK edition of this collection of short stories by Joyce Carol Oates. Joyce Carol Oates (born June 16, 1938) is an American author. Oates published her first book in 1963 and has since published over forty novels, as well as a number of plays and novellas, and many volumes of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction. She has won many awards for her writing, including the National Book Award, for her novel 'Them' (1969), two O. Henry Awards, and the National Humanities Medal. Her novels 'Black Water' (1992), 'What I Lived For' (1994), and 'Blonde' (2000) were nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. In a red cloth binding in an unclipped dustwrapper in an acetate protective covering. Externally, smart with just minor shelfwear. Dustwrapper is smart with just minor edgewear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.