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»Gaitskill verdient ein Denkmal für diesen schönen, niederschmetternden Roman.« Elle Alison und Veronica lernen sich im nächtlichen Glamour des New York der 1980er Jahre kennen: ein Topmodel nach dramatischem Karriere-Aus und eine exzentrische Korrekturleserin mittleren Alters. Im Laufe der nächsten zwanzig Jahre muss die Freundschaft dieser ungleichen Frauen Narzissmus und Zärtlichkeit, Ausbeutung und Selbstaufopferung, Liebe und Tod aushalten. Gaitskill bewegt sich nahtlos zwischen den leuchtenden und den düsteren Seiten der Metropole, wo Schönheit und Stil dem Exzess Vorschub leisten, und der Welt der Überlebenden, die zwanzig Jahre später vor den Scherben ihres Daseins stehen. Meisterhaft beschwört »Veronica« die Zerbrechlichkeit und das Geheimnis menschlicher Beziehungen. Aufwühlend, unerschrocken und schmerzlich schön. Shortlist für den National Book Award. »Gaitskills Figuren bluten, schwitzen, weinen, und sie erleben Traurigkeit, Wut und Liebe ebenso stark als körperliche Empfindung wie als Emotion.« San Francisco Chronicle

The debut novel from a bestselling author delivers a sharp and humorous narrative that explores complex themes through its vivid characters. With a blend of wit and biting satire, it captures the intricacies of human relationships and societal expectations. The story's engaging plot and memorable dialogue invite readers into a world that is both entertaining and thought-provoking, showcasing the author's unique voice and perspective.

'Mary Gaitskill is willing to think about the problematic with complexity and humanity, and without taking sides or engaging in all the fashionable moral hectoring that passes for serious thought these days.' Eimear McBrideNuanced, daring and tender, these essays from the celebrated author of This is Pleasure and Bad Behavior , consistently fascinate and provoke. Mary Gaitskill takes on a broad range of topics from Nabokov to horse-riding with her unique ability to tease out unexpected truths and cast aside received wisdom.Written with startling grace and linguistic flair, and delving into the complicated nature of love and the responsibility we owe to the people we encounter, the work collected here inspires the reader to think beyond their first responses to life and art. Spanning thirty years of Mary Gaitskill's writing, and covering subjects as diverse as Dancer in the Dark , the world of Charles Dickens and the Book of Revelation with her characteristic blend of sincerity and wit, Oppositions is never less than enthralling.

"In this searching biography of the writer's imagination, Mary Gaitskill excavates her own novels, revealing their origins and obsessions, the personal and societal pressures that formed them, and the life story hidden between their pages. Using the techniques of collage, The Devil's Treasure splices fiction together with commentary and personal history, and with the fairy tale that gives the book its title, about a little girl who ventures into Hell through a suburban trapdoor." -- Publisher's website.

»Eigensinnig und höchst originell, mit diesem Rhythmus und den besonderen Wendungen, die einen umhauen, wenn man es am wenigsten erwartet – reines Lesevergnügen!« Alice Munro. Endlich wieder auf Deutsch – das Kultbuch, das heute Vorbild für eine neue Generation von Autorinnen ist: Mary Gaitskills Storys sorgten in den achtziger Jahren für eine Sensation. Wie ein Komet schlug ihr Debüt in der New Yorker Literaturszene ein, so schonungslos ehrlich sind ihre Geschichten über die geheimsten Wünsche und Sehnsüchte ihrer Figuren. Ein faszinierender Einblick in die wahren Nachtseiten der Großstadt. »Mary Gaitskill bleibt das Maß aller Dinge.« The Guardian. Mit einem Nachwort von Kristen Roupenian, Autorin von »Cat Person«.

'A perfectly formed set of stories about alienation in modern times' Independent 'Mesmerizing - almost ecstatic' The New York Times Mary Gaitskill's coolly compelling, quietly devastating stories explore the messy complexity of relationships between lovers, families and friends. An unsettling encounter on a plane; a tentative affair between an older woman and a younger man; the chasm between a father and his daughter: each expresses our longing for, and our fear of, human connection.

Mary Gaitskill's tales of desire and dislocation in 1980s New York caused a sensation with their frank, caustic portrayals of men and women's inner lives. As her characters have sex, try and fail to connect, play power games and inflict myriad cruelties on each other, she skewers urban life with precision and candour. 'Stubbornly original, with a sort of rhythm and fine moments that flatten you out when you don't expect it, these stories are a pleasure to read' Alice Munro 'An air of Pinteresque menace hangs over these people's social exchanges like black funereal bunting ... Gaitskill writes with such authority, such radar-perfect detail' Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

"This book originally appeared, in slightly different form, in The New Yorker (newyorker.com) on July 8, 2019"--Copyright page.

A profound, important novel about how love and family are shaped by place, race and class.