Lydia Davis

Lydia Davis is the author of Essays One, her first collection of nonfiction. Her most recent collection of stories is Can’t and Won’t.
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Essays

Changing My Mind

On sources, revision, and order
Lydia Davis
January 1, 2020
Graphic with loaves of bread and water bottles on a black and orange background. Illustration by Laura Padilla Castellanos
Essays

Loaf or Hot-Water Bottle

Closely Translating Proust
Lydia Davis
April 1, 2004