Lydia Davis is a virtuoso at detecting the seemingly casual,inconsequential surprises of daily life and pinning them for inspection. In Our Strangers,conversations are overheard and misheard,a special delivery letter is mistaken for a rare white butterfly,toddlers learning to speak identify a ping-pong ball as an egg and mumbled remarks betray a marriage. In the glow of Davis's keen noticing,strangers can become like family and family like strangers.
Our Strangers is a fascinating collection that confirms the genius of a writer whose every attention is transformative.
Publisher: Canongate BooksISBN: 9781805301899Number of pages: 368Weight: 479 gDimensions: 220 x 144 x 34 mmEdition: Main
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