The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares

The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares is a collection of short stories and novellas by Joyce Carol Oates. Published in 2011 by Mysterious Press, it contains several works that Oates had worked on over a period of fifteen years.[1]

The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares
AuthorJoyce Carol Oates
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
PublisherMysterious Press
Publication date
November 1, 2011
Media typePrint (hardback & e-book) and audiobook
Pages264 pp (first edition, hardback)
ISBN0802126022 (first edition, hardback)

Synopsis

The book contains the stories "The Corn Maiden", "Beersheba", "Nobody Knows My Name", "Fossil-Figures", "Death-Cup", "Helping Hands", and "A Hole in the Head". The story contents range from a group of children planning to sacrifice one of their classmates in "The Corn Maiden" to a widow interacting with an employee of a second-hand store in "Helping Hands".

Reception

Critical reception for The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares has been positive, with Kirkus Reviews calling the book "nightmarish".[2] Publishers Weekly praised the book, calling Oates "a master of psychological dread" but wrote that the audio book's narrator Christine Williams "lacks the emotional punch and range displayed" by the book's other narrator.[3][4] The Star Tribune and Bookreporter all praised the book, with Bookreporter praising the book's palpable anxiety.[5][6]

References
  1. ‘The Corn Maiden And Other Nightmares’ by Joyce Carol Oates Boston Globe
  2. The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares Kirkus Reviews
  3. Fiction Review: The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares Publishers Weekly
  4. Audio Review: The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares Publishers Weekly
  5. The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares Bookreporter
  6. FICTION REVIEW: "The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares" Star Tribune


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