{"product_id":"essays-two-by-lydia-davis-9781405992657","title":"Essays Two","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLydia Davis returns with a timeless collection of essays on literature and language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrecise, concentrated, lyrical. No one writes like Lydia Davis, and everyone should read her\u003c\/em\u003e — Hanif Kureishi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA writer as mighty as Kafka, as subtle as Flaubert, and as epoch-making, in her own way, as Proust\u003c\/em\u003e — Ali Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLydia Davis gathered a selection of her non-fiction writing for the first time in 2019 with \u003cem\u003eEssays\u003c\/em\u003e. Now, she continues the project with \u003cem\u003eEssays Two\u003c\/em\u003e, focusing on the art of translation, the learning of foreign languages through reading, and her experience of translating, amongst others, Flaubert and Proust, about whom she writes with an unmatched understanding of the nuances of their styles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery essay in this book is a revelation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47976660861164,"sku":"9781405992657","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781405992657-essays-two.jpg?v=1784695091","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/essays-two-by-lydia-davis-9781405992657","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}