The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis

Discover the literary brilliance of Lydia Davis in 'The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis', a comprehensive anthology that showcases the insightful imagination and unique storytelling techniques of one of literature's most revered writers. This complete collection, published by Penguin UK, features 768 pages of dense, thought-provoking short fiction that has earned Davis the prestigious Man Booker International Prize in 2013. Readers will be enchanted by her exquisite command of language, where economy and precision breathe life into her narratives. With a style that combines humor, intellect, and deep emotional resonance, Davis challenges readers to reconsider the mundane and ordinary, showcasing how they can transform into profound reflections. Perfect for book lovers seeking witty, engaging, and innovative prose, this is essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary literature and short stories. Whether you're a long-time fan or new to her works, 'The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis' guarantees a captivating journey through the power of words. Don't miss the opportunity to explore her remarkable perspectives and subtle complexities that make her stories resonate long after the page is turned. Enjoy FREE shipping on your purchase! Note: Combined shipping with other products is not available for this item. Please allow up to 10 days for shipping.

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780241969137
Format: B-format paperback
Year: 2014
Publisher: Penguin UK
Pages: 768


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The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis is the complete collection of short fiction from the world-renowned Lydia Davis.
WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2013.
'Big 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 Davis's 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.
She's a joy. There's no writer quite like her' Ali Smith
'What stories. Precise and piercing, extremely funny. Nearly all are unlike anything you've ever read' Metro
'I loved these stories. T
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