Essays Two by Lydia Davis Hardcover Book

Description: Essays Two by Lydia Davis Lydia Davis returns with a timeless collection of essays on literature and language.A writer as mighty as Kafka, as subtle as Flaubert, and as epoch-making, in her own way, as Proust(Ali Smith)Lydia Davis gathered a selection of her non-fiction writing for the first time in 2019 with Essays. Now, she continues the project with Essays Two, focusing on the art of translation, the learning of foreign languages through reading, and her experience of translating, amongst others, Flaubert and Proust, about whom she writes with an unmatched understanding of the nuances of their styles.Every essay in this book is a revelation. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Lydia Davis is the author of Collected Stories, one novel and six short story collections, the most recent of which was a finalist for the 2007 National Book Award. She is the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and was named a Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government for her fiction and her translations of modern writers, including Gustave Flaubert and Marcel Proust. She won the Man Booker International Prize in 2013. Review Precise, concentrated, lyrical. No one writes like Lydia Davis, and everyone should read her * Hanif Kureishi * Review Quote Precise, concentrated, lyrical. No one writes like Lydia Davis, and everyone should read her Promotional "Headline" Lydia Davis returns with a timeless collection of essays on literature and language. Details ISBN0241554659 Author Lydia Davis Publisher Penguin Books Ltd ISBN-10 0241554659 ISBN-13 9780241554654 Format Hardcover Imprint Hamish Hamilton Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Year 2021 Publication Date 2021-12-02 UK Release Date 2021-12-02 Pages 592 Alternative 9780241554661 DEWEY 814.92 NZ Release Date 2022-02-28 AU Release Date 2022-02-28 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:133964519;

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