Bad Behavior

Mary Gaitskill

ISBN 10: 0241383102 / ISBN 13: 9780241383100

Published by Penguin Books Ltd (UK) Mai 2019, 2019

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Neuware -Mary Gaitskill's tales of desire and dislocation in 1980s New York caused a sensation with their frank, caustic portrayals of men and women's inner lives. As her characters have sex, try and fail to connect, play power games and inflict myriad cruelties on each other, she skewers urban life with precision and candour.'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'An air of Pinteresque menace hangs over these people's social exchanges like black funereal bunting . Gaitskill writes with such authority, such radar-perfect detail' Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times 213 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bad Behavior
• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd (UK) Mai 2019
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0241383102
• ISBN 13: 9780241383100
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 198W x 128H x 17D millimeters 198 millimeters width by 128 millimeters height by 17 millimeters depth
• Weight: 169 grams

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Synopsis

Mary Gaitskill''s tales of desire and dislocation in 1980s New York caused a sensation with their frank, caustic portrayals of men and women''s inner lives. As her characters have sex, try and fail to connect, play power games and inflict myriad cruelties on each other, she skewers urban life with precision and candour.

''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

''An air of Pinteresque menace hangs over these people''s social exchanges like black funereal bunting ... Gaitskill writes with such authority, such radar-perfect detail'' Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times