by Joyce Carol Oates · EDICIONES SM · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788434891012
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In 'Like a Snowball', Joyce Carol Oates presents the story of Matt, a young man whose life is complicated after an unfortunate comment that becomes a serious threat to his high school. As lies and misunderstandings spread, a classmate named Ursula becomes his only defender. Together, they face the hypocrisy and prejudices of their community. This young adult novel explores themes such as defamation, intolerance, and the importance of friendship and maturity in a complex social environment.
Joyce Carol Oates is an American writer. Oates published her first book in 1963, and has since published 58 novels, a number of plays and novellas, and many volumes of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction. Her novels Black Water (1992), What I Lived For (1994), and Blonde (2000), and her short story collection Lovely, Dark, Deep: Stories (2014) were each finalists for the Pulitzer Prize. She has won many awards for her writing, including the National Book Award for her novel Them (1969), two O. Henry Awards, the National Humanities Medal, and the Jerusalem Prize (2019).
