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OverviewA body-pierced goth girl cage-dances for a living while putting herself through school. A New York City academic reevaluates her closest relationships while considering breast-reduction surgery. A chatty Gulf War veteran is plagued by a sexual identity crisis. The characters in this debut short story collection search for meaning through the crucible of sex. Joseph Salvatore's top-notch literary writing coaxes readers into murky territories as characters spiral deeper into existential rabbit holes. Joseph Salvatore reviews fiction for The New York Times Book Review. He teaches at The New School where he founded their literary journal LIT. He lives in New York. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Joseph SalvatorePublisher: BOA Editions, Limited Imprint: BOA Editions, Limited Volume: 16.00 Dimensions: Width: 13.30cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.155kg ISBN: 9781934414552ISBN 10: 1934414557 Pages: 125 Publication Date: 01 December 2011 Audience: General/trade , General , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsIn his debut story collection, Joseph Salvatore presents characters damaged and yet dignified, yearning for something that they seem unable to identify, much less to ask for... Salvatore's stylized writing coaxes readers into murky territories as his characters spiral deeper into existential rabbit holes. -Calandra Italian American Institute  In his debut story collection, Joseph Salvatore presents characters damaged and yet dignified, yearning for something that they seem unable to identify, much less to ask for... Salvatore's stylized writing coaxes readers into murky territories as his characters spiral deeper into existential rabbit holes.  Calandra Italian American Institute In his debut story collection, Joseph Salvatore presents characters damaged and yet dignified, yearning for something that they seem unable to identify, much less to ask for... Salvatore's stylized writing coaxes readers into murky territories as his characters spiral deeper into existential rabbit holes. --Calandra Italian American Institute Author InformationJoseph Salvatore is a regular fiction reviewer for the New York Times Book Review. He received his M.F.A. in fiction from The New School in 1998 and has gone on to teach writing and literature at Parsons School of Design and The New School. He is the founding editor of The New School's literary journal, LIT. In 2002, he was awarded The New School's Award For Teaching Excellence. His work has been published in, among other places, Open City, Post Road, Sleeping Fish, Routledge's Encyclopedia of Queer Culture, and 110 Stories: New York Writes After September 11th. To Assume A Pleasing Shape is his debut short story collection. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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