Bad Behavior (Signed First Edition) by Gaitskill, Mary - 1988

New York: Poseidon, 1988. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED by the author above her name on the title page spread. The author's first book, a collection of stories that take serious yet humorous look at the casual perversions of some extraordinarily normal characters. One of the short stories, "Secretary," is the basis for the 2002 film directed by Steve Shainberg and starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Spader. From the collection of Chris Offut. Offutt is the author of "Kentucky Straight" and other short story collections, novels, nonfiction, and memoirs, and, in 1996, was named one of the twenty Best Young American Novelists by "Granta" magazine. He has also written for popular television shows and national publications, has been visiting faculty at numerous institutions including the Iowa Writer's Workshop, and has received awards from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and others. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket, with light soil and a few bumped corners, affecting both book and jacket.