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Bad Behavior: Stories Paperback - 2009

by Mary Gaitskill


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

âÈò Now a classic: Bad Behavior made critical waves when it first published, heralding GaitskillâÈçs 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 âÈêPinteresque,âÈë saying, âÈêMs. Gaitskill writes with such authority, such radar-perfect detail, that she is able to make even the most extreme situations seem realâÈö her reportorial candor, uncompromised by sentimentality or voyeuristic charmâÈöunderscores the strength of her debut.âÈë

From the publisher

Mary GaitskillâÈçs novel, Veronica, was nominated for a 2005 National Book Award and was one of The New York TimesâÈçs 10 Best Books of 2005. She is also the author of the acclaimed novels Because They Wanted To and Two Girls, Fat and Thin. Her stories and essays have appeared in The New Yorker, HarperâÈçs Magazine, Esquire, The Best American Short Stories (1993), and The O. Henry Prize Stories (1998). Her short story âÈêSecretaryâÈë was the basis for the film of the same name. She lives in New York.

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  • Title Bad Behavior: Stories
  • Author Mary Gaitskill
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 224
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster
  • Date 2009-07-21
  • ISBN 9781439148877 / 1439148872
  • Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.6 in (21.08 x 13.72 x 1.52 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Short stories, American, City and town life - New York (State) - New
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009015579
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

"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

Citations

  • New Yorker (The), 11/09/2015, Page 77

About the author

Mary Gaitskill's novel, Veronica, was nominated for a 2005 National Book Award and was one of The New York Times's 10 Best Books of 2005. She is also the author of the acclaimed novels Because They Wanted To and Two Girls, Fat and Thin. Her stories and essays have appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, Esquire, The Best American Short Stories (1993), and The O. Henry Prize Stories (1998). Her short story "Secretary" was the basis for the film of the same name. She lives in New York.
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