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| Author | Joyce Carol Oates |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Dutton |
Publication date | May 1992 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 154 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-525-93455-4 |
| OCLC | 24698779 |
| 813/.54 20 | |
| LC Class | PS3565.A8 B47 1992 |
Black Water is a 1992 novella by the American writer and professor Joyce Carol Oates. It is a roman à clef based on the Chappaquiddick incident, in which U.S. senator Ted Kennedy crashed a car and caused the death by drowning of passenger Mary Jo Kopechne. The novella was a 1993 Pulitzer Prize finalist for fiction.[1]
- ^ "1993 Pulitzer Prizes". The Pulitzer Prizes. Archived from the original on 2016-02-08. Retrieved 1 March 2021.