Mary Gaitskill's tales of desire and dislocation in 1980s New York caused a sensation with their frank,caustic portrayals of men and women's inner lives.
As her characters have sex,try and fail to connect,play power games and inflict myriad cruelties on each other,she skewers urban life with precision and candour.
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241383100Number of pages: 224Weight: 168 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 13 mm
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'Stubbornly original,with a sort of rhythm and fine moments that flatten you out when you don't expect it,these stories are a pleasure to read'- Alice Munro
'Pinteresque...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.'- Michiko Kakutani
'Razor-sharp brilliance.'- D. M. Thomas
'Quite honestly changed my life... I cannot believe I was 32 before I discovered it. I just thought it was one of the most amazing things I'd ever read and it now lives on my desk so that I can revisit it any time.'- Pandora Sykes
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