Joyce Carol Oates has nearly written more novels than five people can count on both hands, as well as works in other genres. She's been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize three times and is a winner of the National Book Award, the Prix Femina, a couple of O. Henry Awards, and the first Stone Award for Lifetime Literary Achievement. In 2010, she was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama. Yet, "Despite 40 novels published, she clearly yearns to say more," says Rose Tremain, writing for the U.K. Guardian. Told in multiracial voices, The Sacrifice examines the effects of sexual violence and racism on a community wholly absorbed in the spectacle that unfolds around it. For those who have never seen Oates read, this free event at City Lights is a sure thing.
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