Essays One

This selection of essays on writing and reading showcases the acclaimed author’s “wise and brilliant . . . precise and playful” command of language ( The New York Times ). Lydia Davis is a writer whose originality, influence, and wit are beyond compare. Jonathan Franzen has called her “a magician of self-consciousness,” while Rick Moody hails her as “the best prose stylist in America.” And for Claire Messud, “Davis’s signal gift is to make us feel alive.” Best known for her master