Description
| Product ID: | 9780241554654 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Essays Two |
| Authors: | Author: Lydia Davis |
| Page Count: | 592 |
| Subjects: | Philosophy of language, Philosophy of language, Translation and interpretation, Literary essays, Translation & interpretation, Literary essays |
| Description: | Lydia Davis returns with a timeless collection of essays on literature and language. 'Precise, concentrated, lyrical. No one writes like Lydia Davis, and everyone should read her' Hanif Kureishi'A writer as mighty as Kafka, as subtle as Flaubert, and as epoch-making, in her own way, as Proust' Ali SmithLydia Davis gathered a selection of her non-fiction writing for the first time in 2019 with Essays. Now, she continues the project with Essays Two, focusing on the art of translation, the learning of foreign languages through reading, and her experience of translating, amongst others, Flaubert and Proust, about whom she writes with an unmatched understanding of the nuances of their styles. Every essay in this book is a revelation. Lydia Davis returns with a timeless collection of essays on literature and language. |
| Imprint Name: | Hamish Hamilton Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-12-02 |