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The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis

The Collected Stories of Lydia DavisAuthor: Lydia Davis
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

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Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 2 reviews
Sales Rank: 1036

Media: Hardcover
Pages: 752
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.3 x 1.6

ISBN: 0374270600
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780374270605
ASIN: 0374270600

Publication Date: September 29, 2009
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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 will be collected in one volume, from the groundbreaking Break It Down (1986) to the 2007 National Book Award nominee Varieties of Disturbance.

The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis is an event in American letters.




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5 out of 5 stars Perfect introduction and will make you a rabid fan of Lydia Davis!   October 7, 2009
NaughtiLiterati (NYC)
20 out of 22 found this review helpful

I first heard about her about two years ago when I read an interview in Poets & Writers; what I found most interesting was the way she loved to experiment with the form. Any aspiring writer would do well to study and enjoy this book, but anyone would love it because she is SO funny! Some of the stories are SHORT indeed, while others are much longer. My favorite so far is Sketches in the Life of Vassilly, but I have about 600 more pages to go which makes me GLAD I am just now discovering her!!!!!!!!!

I also love her crazy, obsessed female characters - they let me know that I am not the only headcase dealing with my relationships. LOL I can't say it enough, read and study, laugh and learn...the meaning of these stories is up to you but their impact will be stunning to anyone who picks it up!! What a lovely hardcover - don't wait for the paperback! You will read it a hundred times over before THAT comes out.



5 out of 5 stars Reading Tour   September 30, 2009
Jakob Meils (Indianapolis, IN)
16 out of 46 found this review helpful

Does anybody know if Lydia Davis will be doing a reading tour to promote this book? Can't seem to find an official page of any type online. Those who find this review "not helpful" be damned.




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