Lydia Davis simply can't ... and won't; Stripped-down collection all about spare change

• Published in: Calgary herald
• Main Author: Randle, Chris
• Format: Newspaper Article
• Language: English
• Published: Calgary, Alta Postmedia Network Inc 31.05.2014

Unlike most American writers receiving international prizes, she does tend to focus on very short stories, but they might be better described as succinct, exploding the accreted cliches of literary fiction, until so much of that intricate plotting, deft characterization, etc., seems to be futile mar...