Visiting Writers Series: Mary Gaitskill
Mary Gaitskill is the author of five books of fiction, most recently, Don't Cry ( stories, 2009). "Secretary," a story from her first collection, Bad Behavior (1988), was made into the film of that name. Her first novel, Two Girls, Fat and Thin appeared in 1991. Because They Wanted To (stories, 1997), was nominated for a PEN/Faulkner Award. Her most recent novel, Veronica (2005), was a National Book Award nominee, as well as a National Book Critics Circle finalist for that year. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, Esquire, The Best American Short Stories (1993 and 2006), and The O. Henry Prize Stories (1998). The recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, she teaches creative writing at Syracuse University.