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 […]

From the International Man Booker Prize-winning author of Can’t and Won’t and The End of the Story – a crystalline collection of literary essays for fans of Susan Sontag and Joan Didion ‘She’s a joy. There’s no writer quite like her’ Ali Smith ‘Among my most favourite writers. Read her now!’ A. M. Homes The […]

“Under all den här smutsen är golvet faktiskt väldigt rent.” I gränslandet mellan noveller och poesi har Lydia Davis mutat in en helt egen plats, och anses i dag som en av giganterna i USA. Vissa av hennes berättelser består av en enda rad, medan andra spänner över ett tiotal sidor. I den finslipade prosan […]