About this title: From one of the "true originals of contemporary American short fiction" ("San Francisco Chronicle") comes this crystalline collection of investigations into the ways in which human being perceive each other and themselves. An ALA Notable Book of the Year.
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Picador USA
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780312420567ISBN:0312420560
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Excellent Condition, Never Read, No Remainder Marks. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 216 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Picador
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780312420567ISBN:0312420560
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: St Martins Pr Special
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780312420567ISBN:0312420560
Description: Good. Paperback. May include moderately worn cover, writing, markings or slight discoloration. Small Tear on Back Cover; Frayed Corners/Bent Cover. SKU: 21625109 All orders shipped within 1 business day. 14 day money back guarantee ISBN: 9780312420567. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: St Martins Pr Special
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780312420567ISBN:0312420560
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: St Martins Pr Special
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780312420567ISBN:0312420560
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: St Martins Pr Special
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780312420567ISBN:0312420560
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: St Martins Pr Special
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780312420567ISBN:0312420560
Description: Very good. Paperback. Has minor wear and/or markings. Frayed Corners. SKU: 21625076 All orders shipped within 1 business day. 14 day money back guarantee ISBN: 9780312420567. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Picador
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780312420567ISBN:0312420560
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"On the surface a very unassuming collection of tiny stories, the real genius of Lydia David's prose is how completely she can create a character in just a few words. There are so many individual characters in this book - dozens and dozens of individuals wholly unlike each other, similar to people almost all of us must known, archetypes but not stereotypes. Since I read this in one sitting, the variety of characters she creates struck me particularly deeply - I have such admiration for people who can craft a believable personality out of words, and make that person resonate with the others on the page, and those who are reading. Very pleasant."
"I got a free ticket to hear Lydia Davis lecture in Portland, so that's why I sought out her book. Obviously the distinctive thing is her form - short short stories, some only a sentence long, that tend to push at the boundary between poetry and prose, and yet are firmly prose even where they take on a kind of poetic form. The lecture was pretty dull, she read it in a monotone while sitting in a big overstuffed chair on a stage, and one of the questions from a rather hostile Portland audience was about the line between art and gimmick, and while she didn't know what to do with the question, I thought it was a kind of interesting one in relationship to her work - because as interesting as the very short stuff is, there's a kind of gimmickyness to it. Form for form's sake is, after all, kind of a gimmick. And, as the strippers remind us, you gotta have a gimmick."
"Very strange & unique short stories. A couple of short stories are two or three sentences long. Recommend if only to see how diverse authors and their work can be."
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