Mary Gaitskill

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Mary Gaitskill was born in Lexington, Kentucky on November 11, 1954. She received a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan. She is a novelist, essayist, and short story writer. Her novels include Veronica, The Mare, and Two Girls, Fat and Thin. Her collections of short stories include mehr anzeigen Bad Behavior, Because They Wanted To, and Don't Cry. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen

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Schlechter Umgang. Stories (1988) 1,215 Exemplare

Veronica (2005) 1,163 Exemplare

Im Spiegel der Anderen (1991) 606 Exemplare

Because They Wanted to: Stories (1997) 530 Exemplare

Die Stute: Roman (2015) 390 Exemplare

Don't Cry: Stories (2009) 260 Exemplare

This Is Pleasure: A Story (2019) 124 Exemplare

Somebody with a Little Hammer: Essays (2017) 105 Exemplare

Da Capo Best Music Writing 2006 (Da Capo Best Music Writing) (2006) 51 Exemplare

Best New American Voices 2009 (2008) 33 Exemplare

Lost Cat (2014) 32 Exemplare

Bear Witness (2020) 27 Exemplare

The Devil's Treasure (2021) 26 Exemplare

Oppositions: Selected Essays (2021) 12 Exemplare

The Other Place 4 Exemplare

Oggi sono tua (2012) 3 Exemplare

The Little Boy: A free eBook short from Mary Gaitskill, author of THE MARE (2016) 2 Exemplare

Dåligt uppförande (1988) 2 Exemplare

Mirrorball 1 Exemplar

Daisy's Valentine [short fiction] 1 Exemplar

Today I'm Yours (in The Best American Short Stories 2006 - KENISON) (2015) 1 Exemplar

A Romantic Weekend (in The New Granta Book of the American Short Story - FORD) 1 Exemplar

The Girl on the Plane (in The Best American Short Stories 1993 - KENISON) 1 Exemplar

A Bestial Noise (in Bestial Noise - GATES) 1 Exemplar

La faille (Littérature étrangère) (2013) 1 Exemplar

Tiny, Smiling Daddy 1 Exemplar

Das ist Lust 1 Exemplar

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The Story and Its Writer: An Introduction to Short Fiction (1983) — Mitwirkender — 1,134 Exemplare

The Best American Short Stories 2006 (2006) — Mitwirkender — 549 Exemplare

The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories (1994) — Mitwirkender — 480 Exemplare

The Best American Short Stories 2012 (2012) — Mitwirkender — 363 Exemplare

The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books (1997) — Mitwirkender — 304 Exemplare

One Thousand and One Nights: A Retelling (2011) — Vorwort, einige Ausgaben — 298 Exemplare

100 Years of the Best American Short Stories (2015) — Mitwirkender — 290 Exemplare

The Best American Short Stories 1993 (1993) — Mitwirkender — 277 Exemplare

The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories (2004) — Mitwirkender — 265 Exemplare

Object Lessons: The Paris Review Presents the Art of the Short Story (2012) — Einführung — 221 Exemplare

The New Granta Book of the American Short Story (2007) — Mitwirkender — 214 Exemplare

Under the Bridge (2005) — Einführung, einige Ausgaben — 202 Exemplare

Why I Write: Thoughts on the Craft of Fiction (1998) — Mitwirkender — 186 Exemplare

Nothing But You: Love Stories From The New Yorker (1997) — Mitwirkender — 186 Exemplare

Secretary [2002 film] (2002) 157 Exemplare

The Best American Short Stories 2020 (2020) — Mitwirkender — 148 Exemplare

Light the Dark: Writers on Creativity, Inspiration, and the Artistic Process (2017) — Mitwirkender — 138 Exemplare

An American Album: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Harper's Magazine (2000) — Mitwirkender — 133 Exemplare

The Ecco Anthology of Contemporary American Short Fiction (2008) — Mitwirkender — 126 Exemplare

The Best American Mystery Stories 2012 (2012) — Mitwirkender — 125 Exemplare

Tasting Life Twice: Literary Lesbian Fiction by New American Writers (1995) — Mitwirkender — 122 Exemplare

Granta 107: Summer Reading (2009) — Mitwirkender — 100 Exemplare

Prize Stories 1997: The O. Henry Awards (1997) — Mitwirkender — 98 Exemplare

Wet: More Aqua Erotica (2002) — Mitwirkender — 97 Exemplare

Full Frontal Fiction: The Best of Nerve.com (2000) — Mitwirkender — 72 Exemplare

More Stories We Tell: The Best Contemporary Short Stories by North American Women (2004) — Mitwirkender — 64 Exemplare

Granta 147: 40th Birthday Special (2019) — Mitwirkender — 56 Exemplare

The Literary Lover: Great Stories of Passion and Romance (1993) — Mitwirkender — 51 Exemplare

Bestial Noise: The Tin House Fiction Reader (2003) — Mitwirkender — 50 Exemplare

Take My Advice: Letters to the Next Generation from People Who Know a Thing or Two (2002) — Mitwirkender — 44 Exemplare

Noise: Fiction Inspired by Sonic Youth (2008) — Mitwirkender — 37 Exemplare

The Second Gates of Paradise: The Anthology of Erotic Short Fiction (1997) — Mitwirkender — 36 Exemplare

Best Music Writing 2010 (2010) — Mitwirkender — 34 Exemplare

Hers²: Brilliant New Fiction by Lesbian Writers (1997) — Mitwirkender — 33 Exemplare

Circa 2000: Lesbian Fiction at the Millennium (2000) — Mitwirkender — 28 Exemplare

A Manner of Being: Writers on Their Mentors (2015) — Mitwirkender — 12 Exemplare

Out of Line: Women on the Verge of a Breakthrough — Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar

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Geburtstag: 1954-11-11
Geschlecht: female
Nationalität: USA
Geburtsort: Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Wohnorte: Rhinebeck, New York, USA
New York, New York, USA
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
San Francisco, California, USA
Marin County, California, USA
Ausbildung: University of Michigan (BA)
Berufe: essayist
short story writer
novelist
Beziehungen: Trachtenberg, Peter (husband, separated)
Preise und Auszeichnungen: Hopwood Award
Guggenheim Fellowship (2002)

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Veronica: A Novel von Mary Gaitskill

A story of awakening compassion. As with much of her writing, Gaitskill takes me back to my youth.

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monicaberger | 26 weitere Rezensionen | Jan 22, 2024 |

Bear Witness von Mary Gaitskill

Just couldn't connect

As I put in the title, I just couldn't connect with this. There are two stories here, and from the beginning the author hops back and forth between the two. Sometimes that can work, but when you're halfway through it and there is still no apparent connection, it gets annoying. Particularly when neither has any apparent point by halfway through.

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acb13adm | 2 weitere Rezensionen | Sep 13, 2023 |

This is pleasure von Mary Gaitskill

A small little book about a huge issue (sexual misconduct and its power dynamics) which ultimately leaves readers in a bemused state of empathy.

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cbwalsh | 4 weitere Rezensionen | Sep 13, 2023 |

Two Girls Fat and Thin von Mary Gaitskill

Huh. I think I may have read this too close to [b:The Robber Bride|17650|The Robber Bride|Margaret Atwood|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1320478077s/17650.jpg|1119196] to properly appreciate it. Both books have women carefully selected to contrast each other. Both focus on their childhood, their adolescence and then their adulthood, starting with adulthood then going back to childhood and working their way forward. Both grapple with dark themes and child abuse.
In contrast, Two Girls, Fat and Thin has beautifully vivid writing, particularly in the chapters narrated by Dorothy where her imagination roams free, but less substantial characterization.… (mehr)

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settingshadow | 7 weitere Rezensionen | Aug 19, 2023 |

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