Lydia Davis | |
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.jpg) Davis in 2017 | |
| Born | July 15, 1947 Northampton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Alma mater | Barnard College |
| Period | 1976–present |
| Genre | Short story, novel, essay |
| Spouses |
Alan Cote |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Robert Gorham Davis (father) Hope Hale Davis (mother) Claudia Cockburn (half-sister) |
Lydia Davis (born July 15, 1947) is an American short story writer, novelist, essayist, and translator from French and other languages, who often writes very short stories.[1][2][3] Davis has produced several new translations of French literary classics, including Swann's Way by Marcel Proust and Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert.
- ^ Crum, Maddie (Jun 13, 2014). "Read 15 Amazing Works Of Fiction In Less Than 30 Minutes". Retrieved Oct 21, 2019 – via Huff Post.
- ^ Leslie, Nathan. "That 'V' Word.". Field Guide to Writing Flash Fiction. Ed. Masih, Tara L. Brookline, MA, USA: Rose Metal Press, 2009, 8-9; 11-14.
- ^ LaPointe, Michael (2 April 2014). "The Book Gets Fatter: Lydia Davis's "Can't and Won't"". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved Oct 21, 2019.