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The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis
By Lydia Davis
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By Lydia Davis
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A treat for readers who love short, sharp comic stories, for fans of Lydia Davis's essays or her translation works like Madame Bovary alike.
Named one of the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century by The New York Times, The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis is an event in American letters.
Lydia Davis is one of our most original and influential writers. She has been called "an American virtuoso of the short story form" (Salon) and "one of the quiet giants . . . of American fiction" (Los Angeles Times Book Review). Now, for the first time, Davis's short stories are collected in one volume, from the groundbreaking Break It Down (1986) t...
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