Break it Down by Lydia Davis

Break it Down by Lydia Davis

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Zusammenfassung

This work is a collection of 34 stories which reassure the reader that reality is orderly and reasonable. However, as the characters in the stories prove by their fallibility, misunderstanding and confusion are inherent in everyday life.

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Break it Down by Lydia Davis

Published to huge acclaim in the US, Lydia Davis? important debut collection of 34 stories seems to assure us that reality is ordered and reasonable. However, as the characters in the stories prove, misunderstanding and confusion are inherent in everyday life.
?Davis is a genuine artist, already mature and intensely gifted.. Hers is a very human vision that must be taken seriously and that can't help but be enjoyed? San Francisco Chronicle ?Strong, seemingly effortless,and haunting work? Kirkus Reviews ?Luminous, brief and powerful? New York Observer
Lydia Davis is an award-winning author and translator. She teaches creative writing at Bard College in upstate New York.
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ISBN 13 9781852424213
ISBN 10 1852424214
Titel Break it Down
Autor Lydia Davis
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Bindungsart Paperback
Verlag Serpent's Tail
Erscheinungsjahr 1996-10-03
Seitenanzahl 196
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