{"product_id":"essays-one-paperback","title":"Essays One - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLydia Davis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA selection of essays on writing and reading by the master short-fiction writer Lydia Davis \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLydia Davis is a writer whose originality, influence, and wit are beyond compare. Jonathan Franzen has called her \"a magician of self-consciousness,\" while Rick Moody hails her as \"the best prose stylist in America.\" And for Claire Messud, \"Davis's signal gift is to make us feel alive.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBest known for her masterful short stories and translations, Davis's gifts extend equally to her nonfiction. In \u003ci\u003eEssays One\u003c\/i\u003e, Davis has, for the first time, gathered a selection of essays, commentaries, and lectures composed over the past five decades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this first of two volumes, her subjects range from her earliest influences to her favorite short stories, from John Ashbery's translation of Rimbaud to Alan Cote's painting, and from the Shepherd's Psalm to early tourist photographs. On display is the development and range of one of the sharpest, most capacious minds writing today.\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, including \u003ci\u003eVarieties of Disturbance\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the 2007 National Book Award, and \u003ci\u003eCan't and Won't\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the acclaimed translator of \u003ci\u003eSwann's Way\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMadame Bovary\u003c\/i\u003e, both of which were awarded the French-American Foundation Translation Prize. \u003ci\u003eThe Collected Stories of Lydia Davis\u003c\/i\u003e was described by James Wood in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eas a \"grand cumulative achievement.\" She is the winner of the 2013 Man Booker International Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 7.4 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700026576959,"sku":"9781250758156","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/067674ebea07766ad0881cbba504c993.webp?v=1765015289","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/essays-one-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}