Joyce Carol Oates

Joyce Carol Oates (born June 16, 1938 in Lockport, New York) is an American writer of novels, stories, plays, poetry, and non-fiction, known for being one of the most prolific of authors of literary merit.

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She teaches in the Creative Writing department at Princeton University.

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where she is said to have a long-standing rivalry with another Princeton professor, Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison. -->

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Oates has also written several books, mostly mystery novels, under the pen names Rosamond Smith and Lauren Kelly.

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June 16: June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining....

1938: 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar)....

Lockport, New York: Lockport, New York refers to both a city and a town in Niagara County, New York, near Niagara Falls and Buffalo....

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