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To Assume a Pleasing Shape

Joseph Salvatore author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:BOA Editions, Limited

Published:1st Dec '11

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  • An exquisitely written, sexually charged debut short story collection by The New York Times Book Review fiction reviewer.A 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.

    "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

    ISBN: 9781934414552

    Dimensions: unknown

    Weight: 155g

    125 pages