{"product_id":"9780241383100","title":"Bad Behavior","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Mary Gaitskill\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eShort stories\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 2 May 2019 by Penguin Books Ltd (Penguin Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Penguin Modern Classics' series.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 224 pages\u003cbr\u003e194 x 116 x 14mm | 172g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mary Gaitskill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57391234023749,"sku":"9780241383100","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/3721\/6069\/files\/9780241383100.jpg?v=1773518111","url":"https:\/\/stripyduckbookshopcafe.co.uk\/products\/9780241383100","provider":"The Stripy Duck Bookshop Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}