Gaitskill, Mary  , 1954- <br/><br/>
Don't cry  : stories 
/ by Mary Gaitskill 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York  : Pantheon Books  , c2009. 
 - 226 p.  ; 21 cm. 
<br/><br/>College town, 1980 -- Folk song -- A dream of men -- The agonized face -- Mirror ball -- Today I'm yours -- The little boy -- The arms and legs of the lake -- Description -- Don't cry. 
<br/><br/> Readers may find it difficult to adhere to the title's admonition as they navigate the devastating territory covered in Gaitskill's latest collection after PEN/Faulkner nominee Because They Wanted to. With "College Town, 1980," "Folk Song," and "A Dream of Men," the author revisits themes of sexual abuse and its resulting trauma. In "Mirror Ball," readers are treated to a hauntingly magical depiction of a one-night stand where, as the young couple climax, the girl offers her soul to the unwitting boy, with lonely repercussions. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780307275875 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008025231 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sexual abuse----Fiction<br/>Iraq War, 2003----Fiction
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Short stories
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PS3557.A36  / D66 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>FIC GAI