#1646: Lydia Davis’ “Essays One” | The Book Show

February 04, 2020 00:30:00
#1646: Lydia Davis’ “Essays One” | The Book Show
The Book Show
#1646: Lydia Davis’ “Essays One” | The Book Show

Feb 04 2020 | 00:30:00

/

Show Notes

Lydia Davis is a writer whose originality, influence, and wit are beyond compare. Best known for her masterful short stories and translations, Davis’ gifts extend equally to her nonfiction. In “Essays One” Davis has, for the first time, gathered a selection of essays, commentaries, and lectures composed over the past five decades.

Other Episodes

Episode

March 19, 2024 00:27:26
Episode Cover

The Book Show | Amitava Kumar - My Beloved Life

“My Beloved Life” by Amitava Kumar is a father-daughter story that widens into an Indian family saga. It tells the story of an ordinary...

Listen

Episode

September 10, 2024 00:27:18
Episode Cover

Book Show | Peter Heller - Burn

Peter Heller is the best-selling author of "Burn," a novel about two men - friends since boyhood - who emerge from the woods of...

Listen

Episode

March 12, 2019 00:25:41
Episode Cover

#1599 – Susan Orlean

Susan Orlean’s latest bestseller, “The Library Book,” is an investigation into a 1986 fire at the Los Angeles Central Library that consumed 400,000 volumes...

Listen