The Many Voices of Lydia Davis: Translation, Rewriting, Intertextuality

by Jonathan Evans

Book Overview

The first in-depth analysis of Lydia Davis's translations and writing
The Many Voices of Lydia Davis shows how translation, rewriting and intertextuality are central to the work of Lydia Davis, a major American writer, translator and essayist. Winner of the Man Booker International Prize 2013, Davis writes innovative short stories that question the boundaries of the genre. She is also an important translator of French writers such...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474431569
• ISBN13: 9781474431569
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"