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Two Girls, Fat and Thin

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Two Girls, Fat and Thin

Contributors:

By (Author) Mary Gaitskill

ISBN:

9780241464151

Publisher:

Penguin Books Ltd

Imprint:

Penguin Classics

Publication Date:

2nd July 2021

UK Publication Date:

1st April 2021

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Other Subjects:

Narrative theme: Interior life

Dewey:

813.6

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

320

Dimensions:

Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 18mm

Weight:

236g

Description

A classic novel exploring loneliness and the nature of connection, from the bestselling author of Bad Behaviour Dorothy Never - fat - lives alone in New York, spending her days alone ever since the downfall of her guru, the Ayn Rand-like Anna Granite. Justine Shade - thin - finds herself only able to connect with people who will hurt her, and is writing an article about Anna Granite, her philosophy of Definitism, and her loyal followers. They are drawn together with an intense magnetism. As we learn the stories of their lives, we understand the extent to which each girl is shaped by the dark trauma of their childhoods. In a magnificently incisive psychological portrait, Mary Gaitskill forensically draws threads that show how these characters search for connection in a world that has damaged them so.

Author Bio

Mary Gaitskill is the author of the story collections Bad Behavior, Because They Wanted To (nominated for the PEN/Faulkner Award), and Don't Cry, the novels The Mare, Veronica (nominated for the National Book Award), Two Girls, Fat and Thin, and a collection of essays, Somebody with A Little Hammer. Her stories and essays have appeared in the New Yorker, Harper's, Artforum, and Granta, among many other journals, as well as in The Best American Short Stories and The O. Henry Prize Stories.

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