Whenherjournalsbegan,34-year-oldOateswasalreadyarecipientoftheNationalBookAward(1969),withmanyO.Henryawards,andothers,underherliterarybelt.Forallherwarmcriticalreception,however,theauthorhadbeen(andwouldremain)fairlyreticentaboutthepersonaldetailsofherlifeandbackground.HousedinherarchiveatSyracuseUniversity,thejournalsruntomorethan5,000single-spacedtypewrittenpages.Thisvolumefocusesonexcerptsfromthatfirstdecade,1973-1983,oneofthemostproductiveofOates'longcareer.

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