Two Girls, Fat and Thin by Mary Gaitskill - ISBN: 9780241464151
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Damaged girls seek connection amidst trauma and philosophical extremes.

Two Girls, Fat and Thin

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  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    2 July 2021

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Summary

A classic novel exploring loneliness and the nature of connection, from the bestselling author of Bad Behaviour

Dorothy Never - fat - lives alone in New York, spending her days alone ever since the downfall of her guru, the Ayn Rand-like Anna Granite. Justine Shade - thin - finds herself only able to connect with people who will hurt her, and is writing an article about Anna Granite, her philosophy of Definitism, and her loyal followers.

They are drawn together with an intense…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780241464151
ISBN-10:0241464153
Author:Mary Gaitskill
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Classics
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:2 July 2021
Weight:240g
Dimensions:197mm x 130mm x 21mm
Series:Penguin Modern Classics
About The Author

Mary Gaitskill

Mary Gaitskill is the author of the story collections Bad Behavior, Because They Wanted To (nominated for the PEN/Faulkner Award), and Don’t Cry, the novels The Mare, Veronica (nominated for the National Book Award), Two Girls, Fat and Thin, and a collection of essays, Somebody with A Little Hammer. Her stories and essays have appeared in the New Yorker, Harper’s, Artforum, and Granta, among many other journals, as well as in The Best American Short Stories and The O. Henry Prize Stories.

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