A seminal anthology of outstanding short fiction, selected by the author herself, features selections from such collections as The Wheel of Love, Marriages and Infidelities, and Heat, as well as nine previously unpublished works. Reprint. 20,000 first printing. No other writer can match the impressive oeuvre of Joyce Carol Oates. High Lonesome: New and Selected Stories 1966-2006 gathers short fiction from the acclaimed author's seminal collections and includes eleven new tales that further demonstrate the breathtaking artistry and striking originality of an incomparable talent who has imbued the American short story with an edgy vitality and raw social surfaces (Chicago Tribune). NEW STORIES Spider Boy 3 The Fish Factory 23 The Cousins 39 Soft-Core 62 The Gathering Squall 73 The Lost Brother 89 In Hot May 121 High Lonesome 136 *BD*11 1 87 154 Fat Man My Love 173 Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear 188 THE 1960'S Upon the Sweeping Flood 195 At the Seminary 213 In the Region of Ice 231 Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? 249 How I Contemplated the World from the Detroit House of Corrections, and Began My Life Over Again 267 Four Summers 284 THE 1970'S Small Avalanches 307 Concerning the Case of Bobbie T. 320 The Tryst 339 The Lady with the Pet Dog 353 The Dead 373 THE 1980'S Last Days 409 My Warszawa: 1980 431 Our Wall 484 Raven's Wing 494 Golden Gloves 504 Manslaughter 519 Nairobi 533 THE 1990'S Heat 543 The Knife 557 The Hair 573 The Swimmers 589 Will You Always Love Me? 608 Life After High School 629 Mark of Satan 646 Afterword 661 Acknowledgments 663