Mary Gaitskill

Dans les années 80, Alison a connu son heure de gloire comme mannequin à New York. Mais le rêve a tourné court et s’est transformé en ballade de la dépendance. La drogue, l’argent facile et les succès éphémères l’ont détruite.Vingt ans plus tard,... Lire la suite

'Gaitskill writes with such authority, such radar-perfect detail.' -- New York Times 'Last year I lost my cat Gattino. He was very young, at seven months barely an adolescent. He is probably dead but I don't know for certain.' So begins Mary... Lire la suite

With a New Introduction by Mary Gaitskill
A PEN/Hemingway Award Finalist
A New York Times Book Review Notable Book
Ellen Ullman is a "rarity, a computer programmer with a poet's feeling for language" (Laura Miller, Salon). The Bug breaks... Lire la suite

National Book Award finalist Mary Gaitskill’s classic debut collection from the 1980s—powerful stories of dislocation, longing, and desire Now towering and inevitable in its influence on writing by and for young urbanites, Bad Behavior heralded Mary... Lire la suite

Que se passe-t-il lorsque nous cédons à l'inacceptable ? Faites-moi plaisir aborde le bouleversement des rapports hommes/femmes à travers le prisme de la fiction.Quin est licencié de la maison d'édition new-yorkaise où il travaille depuis de longues... Lire la suite

»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... Lire la suite

Mary Gaitskill returns with a luminous new collection of stories—her first in more than ten years. In “College Town l980,” young people adrift in Ann Arbor debate the meaning of personal strength at the start of the Reagan era; in the urban fairy... Lire la suite

A National Bestseller and New York Times Notable Book! From the bestselling author of Veronica, a breathtaking collection of short stories about people struggling with the disparity between what they want and what they know. A man tells a story to a... Lire la suite

Un soberbio relato sobre la fragilidad y el misterio de las relaciones humanas. Alison, hermosa adolescente, es descubierta casualmente por un fotógrafo que no tarda en arrastrarla al mundo de la moda y la pasarela. De su natal San Francisco viaja a... Lire la suite

Dans les années 80, Alison a connu son heure de gloire comme mannequin à New York. Mais le rêve a tourné court et s’est transformé en ballade de la dépendance. La drogue, l’argent facile et les succès éphémères l’ont détruite. Vingt ans plus tard,... Lire la suite

In essays on matters literary, social, cultural, and personal, Mary Gaitskill explores date rape and political adultery, the transcendentalism of the Talking Heads, the melancholy of Björk, and the playfulness of artist Laurel Nakadate. She... Lire la suite

A Vintage Shorts “Short Story Month” Selection It was the first autumn of the Iraq War, when Ella saw Dani again. “Today I’m Yours” is a story of seduction and layered memory, a love affair fifteen years past but not forgotten—from the author of the... Lire la suite

Following her National Book Award–nominated Veronica, here is Mary Gaitskill’s most poignant and powerful work yet—the story of a Dominican girl, the Anglo woman who introduces her to riding, and the horse who changes everything for her. Velveteen... Lire la suite

"In this collection commissioned by Amy Scholder, nine original essays explore the specific and personal impact of cultural icons." — Publishers Weekly Whose poster hung on your wall as a teenager? Whose record did you wear out? Whose life story... Lire la suite