The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis by Lydia Davis (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis by Lydia Davis A collection of short fiction that is written by the winner of the Man Booker International Prize 2013. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The definitive collection of stories by one of the most important and exciting fiction writers of our timeRemarkable. 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 SundayFind out why fellow authors like Ali Smith, Dave Eggers and Jonathan Franzen love Lydia Daviss 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. Author Biography 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. Review Rich, deeply involving, extraordinary, remarkable * The Times *I loved these stories. They are so well-written, with such clarity of thought and precision of language. Excellent * Evening Standard *Brilliant, exciting, thrilling, extremely funny * Daily Telegraph *Davis is a magician. Few writers working now make the words on the page matter moreBig rejoicing: Lydia Davis has won the Man Booker International prize. Never did a book award deliver such a true match-winning punch. Best of all, a new audience will read her now and find her wit, her vigour and rigour, her funniness, her thoughtfulness, and the precision of form, which mark Davis out as unique.Daring, excitingly intelligent and often wildly comic [she] reminds you, in a world that likes to bandy its words about, what words such as economy, precision and originality really mean. This is a writer as mighty as Kafka, as subtle as Flaubert and as epoch-making, in her own way, as Proust. A two-liner from Davis, or a seemingly throwaway paragraph, will haunt. What looks like a game will open to deep seriousness; what looks like philosophy will reveal playfulness, tragicomedy, ordinariness; what looks like ordinariness will ask you to look again at Daviss writing. In its acuteness, it always asks attentiveness, and it repays this by opening up to its reader like possibility, or like a bush covered in flowerheads.Shes a joy. Theres no writer quite like her. -- Ali Smith Promotional Find out why fellow authors like Ali Smith, Dave Eggers and Jonathan Franzen love Lydia Daviss writing so much in this landmark collection of all of her stories to date from across three decades. Review Text Rich, deeply involving, extraordinary, remarkable Review Quote Rich, deeply involving, extraordinary, remarkable Promotional "Headline" Find out why fellow authors like Ali Smith, Dave Eggers and Jonathan Franzen love Lydia Daviss writing so much in this landmark collection of all of her stories to date from across three decades. Details ISBN0241969131 Author Lydia Davis Publisher Penguin Books Ltd ISBN-10 0241969131 ISBN-13 9780241969137 Format Paperback Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Birth 1947 Pages 768 Language English Media Book DEWEY 813.54 UK Release Date 2014-02-27 Year 2014 Publication Date 2014-02-27 Alternative 9780141962894 Audience General NZ Release Date 2014-04-22 AU Release Date 2014-04-22 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:76463811;

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