Lydia Davis is an American short story writer, novelist, essayist, poet, and translator from French and other languages, who often writes very short stories. Davis has produced several new translations of French literary classics, including Swann's Way by Marcel Proust and Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert.Wikipedia →
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Death Sentence
L'Arrêt de mort by Maurice Blanchot
English · Station Hill · 1978
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Brisees: Broken Branches
Brisées by Michel Leiris
English · North Point Press · 1989
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Swann's Way: In Search of Lost Time, Vol. 1
À la recherche du temps perdu, t. 1 : Du côté de chez Swann. by Marcel Proust
English · Penguin · 2004
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Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary : Mœurs de province by Gustave Flaubert
English · Penguin · 2011
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Fibrils. The Rules of the Game, Vol. 3
La Règle du jeu, t. 3: Fibrilles by Michel Leiris
English · Yale University Press · 2017
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Scraps: The Rules of the Game, Vol. 2
La Règle du jeu, t. 2: Fourbis by Michel Leiris
English · Yale University Press · 2017
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Scratches: The Rules of the Game, Vol 1
La Règle du jeu, t. 1: Biffures by Michel Leiris
English · Yale University Press · 2017
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Night Train
Het oog van de naald by A. L. Snijders
English · New Directions · 2021
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Frail Riffs. The Rules of the Game, Vol. 4
La Règle du jeu, t. 4: Frêle Bruit by Michel Leiris
English · Yale University Press · 2024
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