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Synopsis
This is a first collection of short stories by a former stripper and panhandler who has previously won several prizes for short fiction. These strange and poignant stories of seedy New York life are concerned with social isolation and sexual depravity.
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Review
"A thrilling journey into the deep anxieties of romance and desire...Stunning." -- Frederick Exley
"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
"Ferocious, terrifying stories, skillful as they are scary. Gaitskill's voice and talents are wonderfully new, as honest as rain, and as welcome in a long, dry season." -- Alice Adams
"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, The New York Times
About the Author
Mary Gaitskill, a graduate of the University of Michigan, is also the author of TWO GIRLS FAT AND THIN, A NOVEL. She lives in Marin County, California.
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- PublisherHodder & Stoughton Ltd
- Publication date1989
- ISBN 10 0340502894
- ISBN 13 9780340502891
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages192
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