Two Girls, Fat and Thin

by Mary Gaitskill

Overview

This captivating novel shimmers with dark intensity and wicked wit. In a stunning synthesis of eroticism, rage, pathos, and humor, Gaitskill's "fine storyteller's pace and brilliant metaphors" (The New York Times Book Review) create a haunting and unforgettable journey into the dark side of contemporary life and the deepest recesses of the soul.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780684843124
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster
Publication date:	02/27/1998
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Mary Gaitskill’s novel, Veronica, was nominated for a 2005 National Book Award and was one of The New York Times’s 10 Best Books of 2005. She is also the author of the acclaimed novels Because They Wanted To and Two Girls, Fat and Thin. Her stories and essays have appeared in The New Yorker, Harper’s Magazine, Esquire, The Best American Short Stories (1993), and The O. Henry Prize Stories (1998). Her short story “Secretary” was the basis for the film of the same name. She lives in New York.

Hometown:

New York, New York

Date of Birth:

November 11, 1954

Place of Birth:

Lexington, Kentucky

Education:

B.A., University of Michigan, 1980