Mary Gaitskill (Critical Survey of Short Fiction)

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Mary Gaitskill published her first novel, Two Girls, Fat and Thin, in 1991. She has published articles, especially on feminist issues, in major magazines, most notably her essay, “On Not Being a Victim: Sex, Rape, and the Trouble with Following Rules,” in Harper’s Magazine (1994).

Achievements

In 1981 Mary Gaitskill received the Jule and Avery Hopwood Award from the University of Michigan for “The Woman Who Knew Judo and Other Stories.” Her story “The Nice Restaurant” was anthologized in Nothing But You: Love...

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