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Because They Wanted to
by Mary Gaitskill · Simon & Schuster · tapa blanda · 256 pages
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Pages: 256 pagesAuthor: Mary GaitskillPublisher: Simon & SchusterFormat: tapa blandaLanguage: enRelease date: 27/2/1998ISBN: ISBN 9780684841441
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Synopsis of Because They Wanted to
Una aclamada colección de relatos cortos de Mary Gaitskill que explora las complejidades del deseo, la alienación y las dinámicas de poder en las relaciones humanas. A través de doce retratos indelebles, la autora de 'Veronica' presenta a personajes que luchan con la disparidad entre lo que desean y lo que realmente conocen, ofreciendo una visión cruda y a veces oscuramente divertida de la conexión humana. Desde un hombre que revela su capacidad de crueldad durante un vuelo hasta una joven fugitiva varada en una ciudad extraña, estas historias capturan momentos de realismo psicológico y honestidad emocional. Considerado un libro notable por el New York Times, esta obra consolida a Gaitskill como una de las voces más subversivas y compasivas de la literatura estadounidense contemporánea.
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Mary Gaitskill
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.
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