{"title":"L Davis","description":"\u003cp\u003eDive into the diverse worlds of L Davis, where gripping thrillers meet heartfelt contemporary stories. Explore tales of suspense, romance, and self-discovery – perfect for readers seeking emotional depth and page-turning plots.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"varieties-of-disturbance-book-l-davis-9780374281731","title":"Varieties of Disturbance","description":"\u003cp\u003eLydia Davis has been called \"one of the quiet giants in the world of American fiction\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e), \"an American virtuoso of the short story form\" (\u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e), an innovator who attempts \"to remake the model of the modern short story\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e). Her admirers include Grace Paley, Jonathan Franzen, and Zadie Smith; as \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine observed, her stories are \"moving . . . and somehow inevitable, as if she has written what we were all on the verge of thinking.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eVarieties of Disturbance\u003c\/i\u003e, her fourth collection, Davis extends her reach as never before in stories that take every form from sociological studies to concise poems. Her subjects include the five senses, fourth-graders, good taste, and tropical storms. She offers a reinterpretation of insomnia and re-creates the ordeals of Kafka in the kitchen. She questions the lengths to which one should go to save the life of a caterpillar, proposes a clear account of the sexual act, rides the bus, probes the limits of marital fidelity, and unlocks the secret to a long and happy life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e No two of these fictions are alike. And yet in each, Davis rearranges our view of the world by looking beyond our preconceptions to a bizarre truth, a source of delight and surprise.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVarieties of Disturbance\u003c\/i\u003e is a 2007 National Book Award Finalist for Fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49524366049553,"sku":"GOR002950487","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50098610864401,"sku":"CIN0374281734A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50283295998225,"sku":"CIN0374281734VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51001788072209,"sku":"NIN9780374281731","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52103729185041,"sku":"CIN0374281734G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0374281734.jpg?v=1751456531"},{"product_id":"f-89-scorpion-in-action-book-l-davis-9780897472463","title":"F-89 Scorpion in Action","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52842763583761,"sku":"GOR013283573","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780897472463.jpg?v=1764761560"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-l-davis.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}