Mary Gaitskill

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Mary Gaitskill was born in Lexington, Kentucky on November 11, 1954. She received a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan. She is a novelist, essayist, and short story writer. Her novels include Veronica, The Mare, and Two Girls, Fat and Thin. Her collections of short stories include toon meer Bad Behavior, Because They Wanted To, and Don't Cry. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder

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Bad Behavior (1988) 1,212 exemplaren

Veronica (2005) 1,164 exemplaren

Two Girls Fat and Thin (1991) 604 exemplaren

Because They Wanted to: Stories (1997) 530 exemplaren

The Mare (2015) 389 exemplaren

Don't Cry: Stories (2009) 260 exemplaren

This Is Pleasure: A Story (2019) 123 exemplaren

Somebody with a Little Hammer: Essays (2017) 105 exemplaren

Da Capo Best Music Writing 2006 (Da Capo Best Music Writing) (2006) 51 exemplaren

Best New American Voices 2009 (2008) 33 exemplaren

Lost Cat (2014) 32 exemplaren

Bear Witness (2020) 27 exemplaren

The Devil's Treasure (2021) 26 exemplaren

Oppositions: Selected Essays (2021) 12 exemplaren

The Other Place 4 exemplaren

Oggi sono tua (2012) 3 exemplaren

The Little Boy: A free eBook short from Mary Gaitskill, author of THE MARE (2016) 2 exemplaren

Dåligt uppförande (1988) 2 exemplaren

Mirrorball 1 exemplaar

Daisy's Valentine [short fiction] 1 exemplaar

Today I'm Yours (in The Best American Short Stories 2006 - KENISON) (2015) 1 exemplaar

A Romantic Weekend (in The New Granta Book of the American Short Story - FORD) 1 exemplaar

The Girl on the Plane (in The Best American Short Stories 1993 - KENISON) 1 exemplaar

A Bestial Noise (in Bestial Noise - GATES) 1 exemplaar

La faille (Littérature étrangère) (2013) 1 exemplaar

Tiny, Smiling Daddy 1 exemplaar

Das ist Lust 1 exemplaar

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Geboortedatum: 1954-11-11
Geslacht: female
Nationaliteit: USA
Geboorteplaats: Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Woonplaatsen: Rhinebeck, New York, USA
New York, New York, USA
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
San Francisco, California, USA
Marin County, California, USA
Opleiding: University of Michigan (BA)
Beroepen: essayist
short story writer
novelist
Relaties: Trachtenberg, Peter (husband, separated)
Prijzen en onderscheidingen: Hopwood Award
Guggenheim Fellowship (2002)

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Veronica: A Novel door Mary Gaitskill

A story of awakening compassion. As with much of her writing, Gaitskill takes me back to my youth.

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monicaberger | 26 andere besprekingen | Jan 22, 2024 |

Bear Witness door Mary Gaitskill

Just couldn't connect

As I put in the title, I just couldn't connect with this. There are two stories here, and from the beginning the author hops back and forth between the two. Sometimes that can work, but when you're halfway through it and there is still no apparent connection, it gets annoying. Particularly when neither has any apparent point by halfway through.

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acb13adm | 2 andere besprekingen | Sep 13, 2023 |

This is pleasure door Mary Gaitskill

A small little book about a huge issue (sexual misconduct and its power dynamics) which ultimately leaves readers in a bemused state of empathy.

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cbwalsh | 4 andere besprekingen | Sep 13, 2023 |

Two Girls Fat and Thin door Mary Gaitskill

Huh. I think I may have read this too close to [b:The Robber Bride|17650|The Robber Bride|Margaret Atwood|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1320478077s/17650.jpg|1119196] to properly appreciate it. Both books have women carefully selected to contrast each other. Both focus on their childhood, their adolescence and then their adulthood, starting with adulthood then going back to childhood and working their way forward. Both grapple with dark themes and child abuse.
In contrast, Two Girls, Fat and Thin has beautifully vivid writing, particularly in the chapters narrated by Dorothy where her imagination roams free, but less substantial characterization.… (meer)

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