Mysterious Skin: A Novel

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY GREGG ARAKI AND STARRING BRADY CORBET, JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT, ELISABETH SHUE, and MICHELLE TRACHTENBERG

“Wrenching . . . powerfully sensuous.”—New York Times

"As searing and unforgettable as an electric shock."—Kirkus Reviews

As timely and compelling as when it was first published more than three decades ago, Scott Heim’s propulsive novel about abuse and its aftereffects in the lives of two teenage boys is an honest and searing exploration of memory, survi...