The Necessity of Certain Behaviors

by Shannon Cain

Winner of the 2011 Drue Heinz Literature Prize Shannon Cain's stories chart the treacherous territory of the illicit. They expose the absurdity of our rituals, our definitions of sexuality, and above all, our expectations of happiness and self-fulfillment. Cain's protagonists are destined to suffer--and sometimes enjoy--the consequences of their own restless discontent. In the title story, Lisa, a city dweller, is dissatisfied with her life...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822944103
• ISBN13: 9780822944102
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.3"