joyce carol oates
... Joyce Carol Oates is one of the United States most prolific and versatile contemporary writers. ... With a writing career that spans 25 years, Oates is the author of more than 70 books including novels, short story collections, poetry volumes, plays, literary criticism and essays. ... Oates experimented with a number of genres and styles, earning praise for her versatility and varied productions, and criticism for the violence in her work and her prolific publishing. ... ", Oates portrays a very violent act of rape.