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The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis

By Lydia Davis
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The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis is a compilation of innovative short stories that explore the nuances of everyday life through sharp wit and unique narrative styles. Lydia Davis delves into themes of language, perception, and human experience, with stories that range from a single sentence to more extended narratives. Her work is marked by precision, humour, and an acute observation of the mundane, making each piece distinctive and thought-provoking.
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The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis

A collection of short fiction that is written by the winner of the Man Booker International Prize 2013.

Find out why fellow authors like Ali Smith, Dave Eggers and Jonathan Franzen love Lydia Davis's writing so much in this landmark collection of all of her stories to date from across three decades.

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The definitive collection of stories by one of the most important and exciting fiction writers of our time.

Remarkable. Some of the most moving fiction - on death, marriage, children - of recent years. To read The Collected Stories is to be reminded of the grand, echoing mind-chambers created by Sebald or recent Coetzee. A writer of vast intelligence and originality – Independent on Sunday

Find out why fellow authors like Ali Smith, Dave Eggers, and Jonathan Franzen love Lydia Davis's writing so much in this landmark collection of all of her stories to date from across three decades. And why James Wood described this book in the New Yorker as 'a body of work probably unique in American writing' and 'one of the great, strange American literary contributions'.

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The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis has been praised for its remarkable depth, clarity, and wit. Critics highlight its exceptional writing style, describing it as precise and thought-provoking, with a unique ability to blend comedy and seriousness. Davis's work is often compared to literary giants like Kafka and Proust, underscoring her originality and linguistic skill. Readers are drawn to her ability to transform the mundane into profound insights, making her collection a compelling read.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241969137

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 February 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 35.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 518g

Pages: 768

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About the Author

Lydia Davis is the author of Collected Stories, one novel and six short story collections, the most recent of which was a finalist for the 2007 National Book Award. She is the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and was named a Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government for her fiction and her translations of modern writers, including Gustave Flaubert and Marcel Proust. She won the Man Booker International Prize in 2013.

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