Overview
A brand new collection of short fiction from Lydia Davis, 'a trailblazer in the world of short-form prose' New Yorker
A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR: FICTION
''A trailblazer in the world of short-form prose'' New Yorker
Lydia Davis is a virtuoso at detecting the seemingly casual, inconsequential surprises of daily life and pinning them for inspection. In Our Strangers, conversations are overheard and misheard, a special delivery letter is mistaken for a rare white butterfly, toddlers learning to speak identify a ping-pong ball as an egg and mumbled remarks betray a marriage. In the glow of Davis''s keen noticing, strangers can become like family and family like strangers.
Our Strangers is a fascinating collection that confirms the genius of a writer whose every attention is transformative.
- | Author: Lydia Davis
- | Publisher: Canongate Books
- | Publication Date: Jun 06, 2024
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- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9781805302193
- | ISBN-10: 1805302191
