Mary Gaitskill on Writing, Craft, and Literary Longevity: The Paris Review Interview
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Interviewed by Lidija Haas
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An interview with acclaimed author Mary Gaitskill, featured in The Paris Review's Art of Fiction series. The piece introduces Gaitskill through a vivid description of her home and personal appearance, capturing her as a distinctive literary figure with a storybook beauty and direct, nonconformist manner. The interview explores her craft, career, and place in contemporary fiction.
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· 3 pulledI think that if humans are still walking around in fifty years, and still reading fiction, my work will last that long. Beyond that, I don't know.
New York, ca. 1988.
An almost unnerving storybook beauty—long white-blond hair; large, clear eyes; high, fine brows and cheekbones; a dancer's carriage—Gaitskill has the directness of an instinctive nonconformist.
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