Published in 1989
203 pages
Mary Gaitskill is an American author of essays, short stories and novels. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper’s Magazine, Esquire, The Best American Short Stories (1993 and 2006), and The O. Henry Prize Stories (1998). She married writer Peter Trachtenberg in 2001. As of 2005, she lived in New York City; Gaitskill has previously lived in Toronto, San Francisco, and Marin County, CA, as well as attending the University of Michigan where she earned her B.A. and won a Hopwood Award. Gaitskill has recounted (in her essay “Revelation”) becoming a born-again Christian at age 21 but lapsing after six months.
What is this book about?
Fierce, raw tales of love and sex and obsession–not since Ethan Canin’s Emperor of the Air has there been such excitement surrounding a debut short-story collection.
Daisy’s valentine —
A romantic weekend —
something nice —
An affair, edited —
Connection —
Trying to be —
Secretary —
Other factors —
Heaven
