{"product_id":"the-collected-stories-of-lydia-davis","title":"The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"1vdi3h-snxf4b-ry7rp4-l1uhro\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"audiblecopyright_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"audiblecopyright\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"audiblecopyright\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"audiblecopyright_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"4yaszj-2cr6zv-q65qif-1n7u74\" data-cel-widget=\"audiblecopyright_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"aud_product_copyright\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-base\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLydia Davis is one of our most original and influential writers. She has been called \"an American virtuoso of the short story form\" (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSalon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) and \"one of the quiet giants . . . of American fiction\" (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e). Now, for the first time, Davis's short stories are collected in one volume, from the groundbreaking \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBreak It Down\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1986) to the 2007 National Book Award nominee \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eVarieties of Disturbance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePraise for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Collected Stories of Lydia Davis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCritics unanimously praised this extraordinary (and extraordinarily hefty) collection, in which Davis masterfully taps into myriad emotions―from melancholy to hilarity, empathy, and apathy. Each voice is unique; each story is equally difficult to categorize . . . Davis steadfastly refuses to adhere to any kind of prescribed formula, with stunning and original results. Whatever label readers decide to attach to her work, critics agreed that Davis is one of American literature’s best-kept secrets.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e―\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBookmarks Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dragonfly Reads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43455073583182,"sku":null,"price":1099.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0719\/6711\/3294\/files\/DT.jpg?v=1771496946","url":"https:\/\/dragonflyreads.in\/products\/the-collected-stories-of-lydia-davis","provider":"Dragonfly Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}