Nemesis: A Novel

New York: Dutton, 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 20x20x20. First edition. Board edges slightly toned, otherwise an excellent copy. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 1990 Hard Cover. 276 pp. 8vo. A novel by National Book Award winning author Joyce Carol Oates, who has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize multiple times. Published under the pseudonym Rosamond Smith. "Maggie teaches piano at the Conservatory. Beneath the surface of the academic community, sinister passions are stirring. Suddenly, with a savage act of rape, Maggie's civilized and sophisticated way of life is shattered and she is drawn into a horrifying world of sexual exploitation and violence.