| The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis Contributor(s): Davis, Lydia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312655398 ISBN-13: 9780312655396 Publisher: Picador USA OUR PRICE: $25.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Southern |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 2" H x 4.6" W x 7.1" (1.05 lbs) 752 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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) to the 2007 National Book Award nominee Varieties of Disturbance. Among the true originals of contemporary American short fiction." --San Francisco Chronicle |
Contributor Bio(s): Davis, Lydia: - Lydia Davis is the author of one novel and seven story collections. Her collection Varieties of Disturbance: Stories was a finalist for the 2007 National Book Award. She is the recipient of a MacArthur fellowship, the American Academy of Arts and Letters' Award of Merit Medal, and was named a Chevalier of the Order of the Arts and Letters by the French government for her fiction and her translations of modern writers, including Maurice Blanchot, Michel Leiris, and Marcel Proust. Lydia Davis is the winner of the 2013 Man Booker International Prize. |