A trade paperback reissue of National Book Award finalist Mary Gaitskill's debut collection, Bad Behavior--powerful stories about dislocation, longing, and desire which depict a disenchanted and rebellious urban fringe generation that is searching for human connection. - Now a classic: Bad Behavior made critical waves when it first published, heralding Gaitskill's arrival on the literary scene and her establishment as one of the sharpest, erotically charged, and audaciously funny writing talents of contemporary literature. Michiko Kakutani of The New York Times called it "Pinteresque," saying, "Ms. Gaitskill writes with such authority, such radar-perfect detail, that she is able to make even the most extreme situations seem real... her reportorial candor, uncompromised by sentimentality or voyeuristic charm...underscores the strength of her debut."
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玛丽•盖茨基尔(Mary Gaitskill),生于1954年11月11日,著有短篇小说集《坏举止》、《因为他们想》、《不要哭》,以及长篇小说《两个女孩,一胖一瘦》、《依然美丽》。《因为他们想》获1998年美国笔会/福克纳奖提名、2002年古根海姆基金会研究奖金。《依然美丽》获2005年美国国家图书奖提名并进入决选轮。作品见于《纽约客》《哈珀斯》《时尚先生》《美国最佳短篇小说奖》及《欧•亨利奖小说集》。短篇小说《秘书》曾改编为同名电影。2001年与作家彼得•崔切伯格结婚,婚后定居纽约,并在雪城大学教授创意写作。
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-Daisy's Valentine
-A Romantic Weekend
-Something Nice
-An Affair, Edited
-Connection
-Trying to Be
-Secretary
-Other Factors
-Heaven
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我想是因为你离群索居吧,你想有一番极端的作为,从而向人们彰显你对他们的爱,同样你也配得上他们的爱。
在安阿伯,一切都如此重要,在欢快地挣脱并尝试之前,一切都充满幻想萌动时的紧张感。“我的梦想便是成为左岸的潮流人物,”他告诉萨拉,“投掷炸弹,制造骚乱。”
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