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Mary Gaitskill

(1954 - )

About Mary Gaitskill

Mary Gaitskill married writer Peter Trachtenberg in 2001. As of 2005, she lived in New York City; Gaitskill has previously lived in Toronto, San Francisco, and Marin County, CA, as well as attending the University of Michigan where she earned her B.A. and won a Hopwood Award.

Novels

Two Girls, Fat and Thin (1991)
Veronica (2005)

Collections

Bad Behavior (1988)
Because They Wanted to (1997)
Don't Cry (2009)

Awards

National Book Award for Fiction Best Novel nominee (2005) : Veronica

Mary Gaitskill recommends

Bastard Out of Carolina (1992) Dorothy Allison "Resonant, emotionally complex and strong as hell."	The Losers' Club (2005) Richard Perez "A very beautiful valentine to a time and place almost faded from existence."	Baba Yaga Laid an Egg (2009) (Myths) Dubravka Ugrešic "A strange and wonderful book."
Double Happiness (2010) Mary-Beth Hughes "These stories are devastating, poignant, desparate, and true."

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