Black Water (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Joyce Carol Oates
- First Published: 1992
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: The afternoon and early evening of July 4, 1991
- Setting: Grayling Island, Maine
- Principal Characters: Kelly (Elizabeth Anne) Kelleher, The Senator, Buffy St. John, Ray Annick
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: History, Abused persons, Twentieth century, Betrayal, New England, Alcohol, Islands, Accidents, Politicians, Parties, Automobiles, Drunk driving or drivers, Fourth of July, Harbors
- Locales: Boston, MA, Washington, D.C., Islands, Maine
The Novel
Black Water is a fictional tragedy that refuses to abandon its origins in American political history. “The Senator,” the powerful fifty-something politician whose name is never given beyond his title, arrives at a Fourth of July party hosted by Buffy St. John at her parents’ home on Grayling Island, a twenty-minute ferry ride from Boothbay Harbor, Maine. During the course of this afternoon, which he spends talking, drinking, and playing tennis with the younger people gathered at the party, he captivates Kelly Kelleher, and the two of them leave late that...
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