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Mary Gaitskill

/ March 29, 2009 / Don't Cry

Mary GaitskillMary Gaitskill’s 1988 debut story collection Bad Behavior, placed her firmly on the literary radar, and her subsequent novels and story collections continued to earn her accolades. Following up on the success of Veronica from 2005, this group of tales peers into the lives, thoughts, flaws, vices, and tangled relationships of various men and women. Whether narrating a desperate baby adoption amidst a chaotic uprising or imagining the metaphysical outcome of a one-night stand, Gaitskill’s observations are devastating and often profound. This interview was somewhat tricky.Listen Now

Mary Gaitskill

/ September 24, 2006 / Veronica

A National Book Award finalist, Veronica is an edgy, elegiac novel told in flashbacks over the course of a single day but spanning several decades. The story is told by Alison, a former teen runaway-turned-fashion-model who forms an unusual bond with a brash office worker who is many years older. The stream-of-consciousness, nuanced memories and vivid journey into Alison’s painful past makes this book—and Gaitskill’s interview—indelible and very compelling. Gaistkill’s psycho-sexual earlier books (Two Girls, Fat and Thin; Bad Behavior; Because They Wanted To) earned her the moniker, “Downtown Princess of Darkness” for their intense, unflinching style.Listen Now

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