Two Girls, Fat and Thin

Name: Two Girls, Fat and Thin
Author: Mary Gaitskill

by Mary Gaitskill

Two women's friendship tested by obsession with competing ideologies and personalities

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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
Because They Wanted ToWoman's body becomes tool for exploring desire and objectification
VeronicaWoman's spiral into addiction and degradation through humiliation and desire
Don't CryStories capturing subtle cruelties and complexities of human relationships