My life as a rat: a novel
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New York : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, ©2019.
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First edition.
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402 pages ; 24 cm
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"Which should prevail: loyalty to family or loyalty to the truth? Is telling the truth ever a mistake and is lying for one's family ever justified? Can one do the right thing, but bitterly regret it? ... My Life as a Rat follows Violet Rue Kerrigan, a young woman who looks back upon her life in exile from her family following her testimony, at age twelve, concerning what she knew to be the racist murder of an African-American boy by her older brothers. In a succession of vividly recalled episodes Violet contemplates the circumstances of her life as the initially beloved youngest child of seven Kerrigan children who inadvertently "informs" on her brothers, setting into motion their arrests and convictions and her own long estrangement."--Publisher description.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780062899835, 006289983X
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"Which should prevail: loyalty to family or loyalty to the truth? Is telling the truth ever a mistake and is lying for one's family ever justified? Can one do the right thing, but bitterly regret it? ... My Life as a Rat follows Violet Rue Kerrigan, a young woman who looks back upon her life in exile from her family following her testimony, at age twelve, concerning what she knew to be the racist murder of an African-American boy by her older brothers. In a succession of vividly recalled episodes Violet contemplates the circumstances of her life as the initially beloved youngest child of seven Kerrigan children who inadvertently "informs" on her brothers, setting into motion their arrests and convictions and her own long estrangement."--Publisher description.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Oates, J. C. (2019). My life as a rat: a novel. First edition. New York, Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938-. 2019. My Life As a Rat: A Novel. New York, Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938-, My Life As a Rat: A Novel. New York, Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)Oates, Joyce Carol. My Life As a Rat: A Novel. First edition. New York, Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2019.
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