Bad Behavior: Stories Tapa blanda - 2009

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

Detalles

• Título Bad Behavior: Stories
• Autor Mary Gaitskill
• Encuadernación Tapa blanda
• Edición Reprint
• Páginas 224
• Volúmenes 1
• Idioma ENG
• Editorial Simon & Schuster
• Fecha de publicación 2009-07-21
• ISBN 9781439148877 / 1439148872
• Peso 0.45 libras (0.20 kg)
• Dimensiones 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.6 pulgadas (21.08 x 13.72 x 1.52 cm)
• Library of Congress subjects Short stories, American, City and town life - New York (State) - New
• Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 2009015579
• Dewey Decimal Code FIC

"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