{"product_id":"bad-behavior-mary-gaitskill","title":"Bad Behavior (Mary Gaitskill)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'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, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMary Gaitskill\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the story collections \u003ci\u003eBad Behavior\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBecause They Wanted To\u003c\/i\u003e (nominated for the PEN\/Faulkner Award), and \u003ci\u003eDon't Cry\u003c\/i\u003e, the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Mare, Veronica\u003c\/i\u003e (nominated for the National Book Award), \u003ci\u003eTwo Girls, Fat and Thin\u003c\/i\u003e, and a collection of essays, \u003ci\u003eSomebody with A Little Hammer\u003c\/i\u003e. Her stories and essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003ethe New Yorker,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHarper's, Artforum\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, among many other journals, as well as in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe O. Henry Prize Stories.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format, Englisch, 224 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65807668412765,"sku":"K078771588","price":11.3,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/7877158800001A.jpg?v=1788483547","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/bad-behavior-mary-gaitskill","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}