Former Virgin
Cris Mazza(Author)
Fiction Collective Two (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 30. June 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
145 pages
978-1-57366-225-3 (ISBN)
Description
When innocence becomes history, desire rewrites the story.
In this collection of stories, critically acclaimed writer Cris Mazza shines a kleig light on the dark underside of relationships in a disturbing look at the ambiguous nature of our own desires. From women who foster their own abusive relationships, to failed suicide attempts, to furtive -- and horribly violent -- encounters in steamy basements, Mazza's stories cut to the heart of doomed human relationships, landing squarely in the murky territory between desire and despair, between freedom and loss of control.
In this collection of stories, critically acclaimed writer Cris Mazza shines a kleig light on the dark underside of relationships in a disturbing look at the ambiguous nature of our own desires. From women who foster their own abusive relationships, to failed suicide attempts, to furtive -- and horribly violent -- encounters in steamy basements, Mazza's stories cut to the heart of doomed human relationships, landing squarely in the murky territory between desire and despair, between freedom and loss of control.
Reviews / Votes
"Talent jumps off her like an overcharge of electricity."-Los Angeles Times Book Review"Riveting stories, full of exquisite details and unique perceptions of very real human situation. Impossible to put down!"-Deborah McKay, author of Eve's Longing
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Normal
United States
Publishing group
The University of Alabama Press
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57366-225-3 (9781573662253)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Cris Mazza is the author of seven other books of fiction, including Dog People, Is It Sexual Harassment Yet? and How To Leave a Country (winner of the PEN Nelson Algren Award).
Content
The Cram-It-In Method
Let's Play Doctor
The Career
Dog & Girlfriend
Caught
Adrenalin
The Dog Doesn't Care and the Woman's Too Sleepy
Copterport on Cowell's Mountain
Bad Luck with Cats
Laying off the Secretary
The Something Bad
Hesitation
Former Virgin
Let's Play Doctor
The Career
Dog & Girlfriend
Caught
Adrenalin
The Dog Doesn't Care and the Woman's Too Sleepy
Copterport on Cowell's Mountain
Bad Luck with Cats
Laying off the Secretary
The Something Bad
Hesitation
Former Virgin