by Mary Gaitskill · Scepter Pubs · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780340494837
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«Bad Behavior» is Mary Gaitskill's collection of short stories, published by Scepter Pubs in paperback (222 pages, in English).
It brings together stories set on the margins of New York, with characters trapped between loneliness, desire, and the need for connection. Gaitskill portrays uncomfortable situations and complex relationships with direct, unflinching prose, exploring social isolation and sexual depravity from a raw, uncompromising perspective.
It is Mary Gaitskill's first collection of short stories; the edition dates from 1989 and belongs to short-form literary fiction.
Aimed at adult readers who enjoy literary fiction and stories with marginal characters and an urban atmosphere.
Mary Gaitskill is an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, Esquire, The Best American Short Stories, and The O. Henry Prize Stories. Her books include the short story collection Bad Behavior (1988) and Veronica (2005), which was nominated for both the National Book Award for Fiction and the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction.
