In her fourth collection, Davis extends her reach as never before in Stories that take every form from sociological studies to concise poems.
Varieties of Disturbance is a 2007 National Book Award Finalist for Fiction..
And yet in each, Davis rearranges our view of the world by looking beyond our preconceptions to a bizarre truth, a source of delight and surprise.
No two of these fictions are alike.
She questions the lengths to which one should go to save the life of a caterpillar, proposes a clear account of the sexual act, rides the bus, probes the limits of marital fidelity, and unlocks the secret to a long and happy life.
She offers a reinterpretation of insomnia and re-creates the ordeals of Kafka in the kitchen.
Her subjects include the five senses, fourth-graders, good taste, and tropical storms.
In Varieties of Disturbance , her fourth collection, Davis extends her reach as never before in Stories that take every form from sociological studies to concise poems. and somehow inevitable, as if she has written what we were all on the verge of thinking. . .
Her admirers include Grace Paley, Jonathan Franzen, and Zadie Smith; as Time magazine observed, her Stories are moving .
Lydia Davis has been called one of the quiet giants in the world of American fiction ( Los Angeles Times ), an American virtuoso of the short story form ( Salon ), an innovator who attempts to remake the model of the modern short story ( The New York Times Book Review ).
No two of these fictions are alike, yet Davis rearranges readers\' view of the world by looking beyond preconceptions to reveal a bizarre truth.
In her fourth collection, Davis extends her reach as never before in Stories that take every form from sociological studies to concise poems
