{"product_id":"the-collected-stories-of-lydia-davis-paperback","title":"The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLydia Davis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Collected Stories of Lydia Davis\u003c\/i\u003e is an event in American letters.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLydia Davis is one of our most original and influential writers. She has been called \"an American virtuoso of the short story form\" (\u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"one of the quiet giants . . . of American fiction\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e). Now, for the first time, Davis's short stories are collected in one volume, from the groundbreaking \u003ci\u003eBreak It Down \u003c\/i\u003e(1986) to the 2007 National Book Award nominee \u003ci\u003eVarieties of Disturbance\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Collected Stories of Lydia Davis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCritics unanimously praised this extraordinary (and extraordinarily hefty) collection, in which Davis masterfully taps into myriad emotions--from melancholy to hilarity, empathy, and apathy. Each voice is unique; each story is equally difficult to categorize . . . Davis steadfastly refuses to adhere to any kind of prescribed formula, with stunning and original results. Whatever label readers decide to attach to her work, critics agreed that Davis is one of American literature's best-kept secrets.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBookmarks Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Among the true originals of contemporary American short fiction.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLydia Davis\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe End of the Story: A Novel \u003c\/i\u003eand several story collections. Her collection \u003ci\u003eVarieties of Disturbance: Stories \u003c\/i\u003ewas 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 752\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 x 7.1 x 4.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 26, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52913021092064,"sku":"9780312655396","price":31.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/P3UYjXxr1w9780312655396.webp?v=1781216445","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-collected-stories-of-lydia-davis-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}