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The thirty-four stories in this seminal collection powerfully display what have become Lydia Davis's trademarks—dexterity,
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A selection of essays on writing and reading by the master short-fiction writer Lydia DavisLydia
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Bertrand, a young African-American anthropologist, has ostensibly come to Senegal to do field research. In
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10th anniversary revised edition with new Introduction How Fiction Works is a scintillating study of
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WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVELThis first book in the Investigator Yashim series
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A frank and funny yet emotionally resonant tale set within a vivid work day world,
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