Lydia Davis' amusing, insightful stories address the estrangements of everyday life – and resist the hollowing of language
- Written by: Tamlyn Avery, Lecturer in American Studies, The University of Queensland
Jeffrey Czum/PexelsLydia Davis is known for her minimalist fiction – “economy, precision and originality” is how the author Ali Smith once described her style. Her shortest story, Index Entry, amounts to just four words:
Christian, I’m not a.
Davis’ latest book Our Strangers is a pageant of quirky observations,...