Samuel Johnson is Indignant Stories

Lydia Davis

ISBN 10: 0970335598 / ISBN 13: 9780970335593

Published by McSweeney's Books, 2001

About this Item

Inscribed to friends in Brockport, signed, and dated by Davis on title page. This volume also has the signature of noted poet William Heyen-this book was obtained from his personal collection-on the half-title page. Hardcover in Dust Jacket. First Edition, 2001. Near Fine Condition. Please examine photos closely. Mild shelf wear to covers. Binding is firm. Jacket with original price on front flap shows light shelf wear, mild soiling. Protected in clear archival sleeve -- there is some glare in the photos. The interior is clean, bright, and free of markings other than as noted. Local buyers are welcome to pick item up at our store in Rochester on Monroe Ave. Please ask any questions before purchase. Seller Inventory # SpSi590

Bibliographic Details

Title: Samuel Johnson is Indignant Stories

Publisher: McSweeney's Books

Publication Date: 2001

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

One of the Village Voice's 25 Favorite Books and the ALA's 2002 Notable Books, this collection of 56 stories is like nothing else. By which we mean: there is nothing else like this. Lydia Davis makes simple things complicated and complicated things simple, and it is all amazing to behold.

About the Author:

Lydia Davis is the author of the story collection ALMOST NO MEMORY and BREAK IT DOWN, and the novel THE END OF THE STORY. Her stories have been translated into French, German, and Spanish and widely published in literary magazines, among them The New Yorker, McSweeney's, City Lights Review, Conjunctions, Grand Street, Harper's and The Paris Review. She is a noted translator from the French of works by Maurice Blanchot, Michel Butor, Pierre Jean Jouve, Michel Foucault, Jean-Paul Sartre, and others. Her awards include the Guggenheim, the Lannan Foundation Award, the Lila Wallace/Reader's Digest Award and a Chevalier from the French government. She lives in upstate New York and teaches at Bard College.