{"product_id":"bad-behavior-stories-paperback","title":"Bad Behavior: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Book Award finalist Mary Gaitskill's classic debut collection from the 1980s--powerful stories of dislocation, longing, and desire\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow towering and inevitable in its influence on writing by and for young urbanites, \u003ci\u003eBad Behavior\u003c\/i\u003e heralded Mary Gaitskill's arrival on the literary scene and her establishment as one of the sharpest writing talents of her time, or any time: exquisitely funny and startlingly honest; bold and eye-opening on relationships, sex, and the erotic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in Manhattan's Lower East Side and peopled with artistic freelancers and intelligent sex workers, smug yuppies and love-torn masochists, \u003ci\u003eBad Behavior\u003c\/i\u003e depicts a world equally cruel and tender, where romance and danger go hand in hand. Gaitskill delivers unforgettable stories of a disenchanted and rebellious urban fringe generation groping for human connection.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102789472479,"sku":"9780593689400","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/uoLTs8RLB89780593689400.webp?v=1781087360","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/bad-behavior-stories-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}