The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis by Lydia Davis

Now You See Her

A Woman Who's Been Writing Under the Radar Surfaces with a Blockbuster Collection of Stories

By Vince Passaro
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the October 2009 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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Vince Passaro reviews The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis, stories by the respected short-story writer which are able to convert everyday experience into light comic drama.

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