Because They Wanted To by Mary Gaitskill (English) Paperback Book

Description: Because They Wanted To by Mary Gaitskill A bestselling collection of short stories from the American master storyteller Mary Gaitskill, author of Bad BehaviorFirst published in the late 1990s and a bestseller at the time, this incisive collection of short stories explores connection and disconnection in families, between ex-lovers and friends. From a father reflecting on the daughter whose lesbianism he cannot accept, to two people who were once young together stumbling over the foundations of their past, inside are twelve portraits of heart-rending emotional intimacy and the delicacy of relationships. Because They Wanted To is a perfectly formed set of stories about alienation in modern times. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Mary Gaitskill is the author of the story collections Bad Behavior, Because They Wanted To (nominated for the PEN/Faulkner Award), and Dont Cry, the novels The Mare, Veronica (nominated for the National Book Award), Two Girls, Fat and Thin, and a collection of essays, Somebody with A Little Hammer. Her stories and essays have appeared in the New Yorker, Harpers, Artforum, and Granta, among many other journals, as well as in The Best American Short Stories and The O. Henry Prize Stories. Review I really admire how Mary Gaitskill is willing to think about the problematic with complexity and humanity, and without taking sides or engaging in all the fashionable moral hectoring that passes for serious thought these days. -- Eimear McBrideGaitskill shares Edith Whartons forensic awareness of what happens just beneath the surface of high-toned encounters in public places * Independent *Gaitskills brand of brainy lyricism, of acid shot through with grace, is unlike anyone elses. And it constitutes some of the most incisive fiction writing around -- Meghan ORourke * New York Times Book Review *What makes her exciting is her ability to evoke the hidden life, the life unseen, the life we dont even know we are living. -- Parul Sehgal * The New York Times Magazine * Review Text I really admire how Mary Gaitskill is willing to think about the problematic with complexity and humanity, and without taking sides or engaging in all the fashionable moral hectoring that passes for serious thought these days. Review Quote I really admire how Mary Gaitskill is willing to think about the problematic with complexity and humanity, and without taking sides or engaging in all the fashionable moral hectoring that passes for serious thought these days. Promotional "Headline" A bestselling collection of short stories from the American master storyteller Mary Gaitskill, author of Bad Behavior Details ISBN0241464145 Author Mary Gaitskill Pages 256 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Series Penguin Modern Classics Year 2020 ISBN-10 0241464145 ISBN-13 9780241464144 Publication Date 2020-11-05 Language English Format Paperback DEWEY 813.54 UK Release Date 2020-11-05 Imprint Penguin Classics Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrator Vanessa Flores Edited by Anastasia Tolstoy Birth 1939 Death 1925 Affiliation Rick Ingrasci Position Illustrator Qualifications PsyD Alternative 9780141993959 Audience General NZ Release Date 2021-01-18 AU Release Date 2021-01-18 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:131081913;

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