{"product_id":"9780593689400","title":"Bad Behavior","description":"\u003cb\u003eNational Book Award finalist Mary Gaitskill’s classic debut collection from the 1980s—powerful stories of dislocation, longing, and desire\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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":"Mary Gaitskill","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":46728710848724,"sku":"9780593689400","price":23.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_73f2596f-38e7-4902-9563-5c430efac0d3.jpg?v=1755270110","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9780593689400","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}