{"product_id":"because-they-wanted-to-stories-paperback","title":"Because They Wanted to: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGaitskill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA man tells a story to a woman sitting beside him on a plane, little suspecting what it reveals about his capacity for cruelty and contempt. A callow runaway girl is stranded in a strange city with another woman's fractiously needy children. An uncomprehending father helplessly lashes out at the daughter he both loves and resents. In these raw, startling, and incandescently lovely stories, the author of \u003ci\u003eVeronica \u003c\/i\u003eyields twelve indelible portraits of people struggling with the disparity between what they want and what they know. \u003ci\u003eBecause They Wanted To \u003c\/i\u003eis further evidence that Gaitskill is one of the fiercest, funniest, and most subversively compassionate writers at work today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Gaitskill's novel, \u003ci\u003eVeronica\u003c\/i\u003e, was nominated for a 2005 National Book Award and was one of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e's 10 Best Books of 2005. She is also the author of the acclaimed novels \u003ci\u003eBecause They Wanted To\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTwo Girls, Fat and Thin\u003c\/i\u003e. Her stories and essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), and \u003ci\u003eThe O. Henry Prize Stories\u003c\/i\u003e (1998). Her short story \"Secretary\" was the basis for the film of the same name. She lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 7.94 x 5.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 04, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e PEN\/Faulkner Award (1998)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52520831156531,"sku":"9780684841441","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/UlVoV3ZtWU83VGd2Mk9pK2xGZGQ4UT09.webp?v=1760529153","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/because-they-wanted-to-stories-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}