Lydia Davis
American novelist (born 1947) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the author. For the character on Revenge, see List of Revenge characters § Recurring cast. For the Cook Islands writer, see Lydia Davis (Cook Islands writer).
Lydia Davis (born July 15, 1947) is an American short story writer, novelist, essayist, and translator from French and other languages, who often writes short (one or two pages long) short stories.[1][2][3] Davis has produced several new translations of French literary classics, including Swann's Way by Marcel Proust and Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert.
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Lydia Davis | |
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Born | (1947-07-15) July 15, 1947 (age 76) Northampton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Occupation | Writer |
Alma mater | Barnard College |
Period | 1976–present |
Genre | Short story, novel, essay |
Spouses |
Alan Cote |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Robert Gorham Davis (father) Hope Hale Davis (mother) Claudia Cockburn (half-sister) |
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