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Mary Gaitskill

Mary Gaitskill is the author of three novels, three books of short stories, and an essay collection. Her most recent works are the novella This Is Pleasure (2019) and an omnibus of old and new work, both fiction and non-fiction, The Devil’s Treasure (2021). She is currently working on a novel based on the Faust story, as well as another novella titled And This Is Pain.

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Essays & Memoir | Issue 168 padlock
Essays & Memoir | Issue 168 padlock

The Pneuma Illusion

Mary Gaitskill

‘The intensity of it seemed in retrospect something inexplicable, like a sudden opening in the sky with an outpouring of visions.’

Mary Gaitskill on her experiences with Pneuma therapy.

Podcasts | The Online Edition
Podcasts | The Online Edition

Podcast | Mary Gaitskill

Mary Gaitskill

‘Fiction, even if it’s completely made up, does say something about how you experience reality.’

Mary Gaitskill talks about her book The Devil’s Treasure.

Essays & Memoir | Issue 107
Essays & Memoir | Issue 107

Lost Cat

Mary Gaitskill

‘Which deaths are tragic and which are not? Who decides what is big and what is little?’

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