"A balancing act between rationality and emotion, Lydia Davis manages in her own way to erase common perceptions of female fragility. An anthology of her stories ranging from the years 1986-2007, Collected Stories is a great primer to anything by Davis. Turning common experiences in on itself, collected stories approaches the banalities of common human experiences with such an emotional accuracy that you'll find yourself commonly re-browsing stories you've already read before. As an owner of this book myself, I'm constantly making little notes in the margins--surprised by new revelations I find each time I read through a story again."
Publisher Picador
Publication Date 2010-10-26
Section Fiction / New Titles - Paperback / All Staff Suggestions / Fiction Suggestions / Erica C.
Format Paperback
ISBN 9780312655396
A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE
A LOS ANGELES TIMES FICTION FAVORITE FOR 2009
A SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE BEST BOOK OF 2009
Lydia Davis is one of our most original and influential writers, a storyteller celebrated for her emotional acuity, her formal inventiveness, and her ability to capture the mind in overdrive. She has been called “an American virtuoso of the short story form” (Salon.com) and “one of the quiet giants . . . of American fiction” (Los Angeles Times Book Review). This volume contains all her stories to date, from the acclaimed 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.
