Because They Wanted To

Name: Because They Wanted To
Author: Mary Gaitskill

by Mary Gaitskill

Woman's body becomes tool for exploring desire and objectification

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Mary Gaitskill

American novelist and short-story writer whose Bad Behavior is a celebrated collection of stories about sex, power, and desire. Her novel Veronica was a National Book Award finalist. She is one of the most fearless and psychologically precise writers in contemporary American fiction.

More by Mary Gaitskill

Bad BehaviorStories of sexual dysfunction and moral ambiguity in contemporary relationships
Two Girls, Fat and ThinTwo women's friendship tested by obsession with competing ideologies and personalities
VeronicaWoman's spiral into addiction and degradation through humiliation and desire
Don't CryStories capturing subtle cruelties and complexities of human relationships