Don't Cry

Name: Don't Cry
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781788168687
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By Mary Gaitskill

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Summary

Don't Cry by Mary Gaitskill is a collection of short stories exploring complex human emotions and relationships. Through various narratives, the book delves into themes of desire, power, and vulnerability, capturing the nuances of human behaviour in a range of settings. Each story offers an introspective look at the intricacies of life and the often unexpected moments that shape our experiences.
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This collection of stories by Mary Gaitskill may appeal to you if you enjoy complex characters navigating intense emotional landscapes. With Gaitskill's signature style, the narratives explore themes of love, loss, and personal transformation with raw honesty. If you appreciate fiction that delves deeply into the human psyche, you may find these stories both captivating and thought-provoking.

A collection of provocative, searching short stories by Mary Gaitskill, acclaimed author of Bad Behavior and This is Pleasure.

A collection of provocative, searching short stories by Mary Gaitskill, acclaimed author of Bad Behavior and This is Pleasure

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Full of jagged, complex emotion and powerful, incisive writing, the stories in Don't Cry are a testament to Mary Gaitskill's incomparable excavation of character.

An Old Virgin describes a nurse's obsession with her forty-three-year-old patient's virginity; Folk Song dissects the lives of people behind newspaper headlines, including a murderer who gives a prime-time interview and a woman attempting to break a world record by having sex with one thousand men.

In the title story Don't Cry, a grieving widow reflects on her marriage whilst accompanying a friend on a journey to adopt an Ethiopian orphan during a violent election season. A musician accidentally steals a girl's soul during a one-night stand in the urban fable Mirrorball.

The provocative, searching stories of Don't Cry remind us that no experiences should be taken lightly, but instead explored for their physical, emotional and even spiritual revelations.

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Mary Gaitskill's collection of stories is praised for its evolution and ability to surprise and shock readers. Her prose is noted for being conceptual and immediate, taking a serious approach to topics often viewed superficially in the media. Gaitskill's writing is described as possessing visceral power and energy, captivating readers by exposing hidden aspects of life in a compelling manner. Her depiction of urban life is marked by vivid and memorable sentences, and the stories' precise perspective and insight render them as satisfying as a novel.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781788168687

Publisher: Profile Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 November 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Serpent's Tail

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 200g

Pages: 240

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About the Author

Mary Gaitskill is the author of the story collections Bad Behavior, Because They Wanted To, and Don't Cry, the novels Veronica, The Mare and Two Girls Fat and Thin, the novella This is Pleasure and the memoir Lost Cat. She has received a Guggenheim Fellowship and her work has appeared in the New Yorker, Harper's, Esquire, The Best American Short Stories, and the O. Henry Prize Stories.

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