Bad Behavior by Mary Gaitskill

Bad Behavior by Mary Gaitskill

A trade paperback reissue of National Book Award finalist Mary Gaitskill's debut collection, Bad Behavior--powerful stories about dislocation, longing, and desire which depict a disenchanted and rebellious urban fringe generation that is searching for human connection.

- Now a classic: Bad Behavior made critical waves when it first published, heralding Gaitskill's arrival on the literary scene and her establishment as one of the sharpest, erotically charged, and audaciously funny writing talents of contemporary literature. Michiko Kakutani of The New York Times called it Pinteresque, saying, Ms. Gaitskill writes with such authority, such radar-perfect detail, that she is able to make even the most extreme situations seem real. her reportorial candor, uncompromised by sentimentality or voyeuristic charm.underscores the strength of her debut.

Mary Gaitskill is the author of the story collections Bad Behavior, Because They Wanted To (nominated for the PEN/Faulkner Prize), and Don't Cry, as well as the novels The Mare, Veronica, and Two Girls, Fat and Thin (both nominated for the National Book Award). Her stories and essays have appeared in a variety of publications, including The New Yorker, Harper's, Artforum, and Granta, as well as The Best American Short Stories and The O. Tales for the Henry Prize

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ISBN 13	9781439148877
ISBN 10	1439148872
Title	Bad Behavior
Author	Mary Gaitskill
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Year published	2009-07-21
Number of pages	224
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