How to Accommodate Men

by Marilyn Krysl

From Denver to Sri Lanka, Eden to the 21st century, Krysl's stories explore female experience and imagination.

220 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1998

About the author

Marilyn Krysl is an American poet, short story writer, and activist. She has published four collections of stories, and seven volumes of poetry. Her work has appeared in The Atlantic, The Nation, The New Republic, Best American Short Stories 2000, O. Henry Prize Stories, and the Pushcart Prize Anthology. Her collection of short fiction, DINNER WITH OSAMA, won Notre Dame’s 2008 Sullivan Prize, and Foreword Magazine’s 2008 Book of the Year Bronze Medal. She has taught ESL in the People's Republic of China, served as Artist in Residence at the Center for Human Caring in Denver, worked as an unarmed bodyguard for Peace Brigade International in Sri Lanka, and volunteered at the Kalighat Home for the Destitute and Dying administered by Mother Teresa's Sisters of Charity in Calcutta.

Reviews

[Marina Drake · Rating 5 out of 5]

Try to find the review of this in CALYX journal... Krysl is an awesome writer, and this book has nowhere near the audience it deserves. Biting, satirical, politically aware, and her poet's voice makes the prose sing.