What does not vary throughout Can't & Won't, Lydia Davis's fifth collection of stories, is the power of her finely honed prose. Davis is sharply observant; she is wry or witty or poignant. With bracing candor and sly humor, Davis examines the quotidian and reveals all that is mysterious, foreign, alienating, and pleasurable within the predictable patterns of daily life.
What does not vary throughout Can't & Won't, Lydia Davis's fifth collection of stories, is the power of her finely honed prose. Davis is sharply observant; she is wry or witty or poignant. With bracing candor and sly humor, Davis examines the quotidian and reveals all that is mysterious, foreign, alienating, and pleasurable within the predictable patterns of daily life.
I A Story of Stolen Salamis 3 The Dog Hair 4 Circular Story 5 Idea for a Sign 6 Bloomington 8 The Cook's Lesson 9 At the Bank 10 Awake in the Night 11 At the Bank: 2 12 The Two Davises and the Rug 13 Contingency (vs. Necessity) 18 Brief Incident in Short a, Long a, and Schwa 19 Contingency (vs. Necessity) 2: On Vacation 20 A Story Told to Me by a Friend 21 The Bad Novel 23 After You Left 24 The Bodyguard 26 The Child 27 The Churchyard 28 My Sister and the Queen of En gland 29 The Visit to the Dentist 31 Letter to a Frozen Peas Manufacturer 32 The Cornmeal 33 II Two Undertakers 37 I Ask Mary About Her Friend, the Depressive, and His Vacation 38 The Magic of the Train 39 Eating Fish Alone 40 Can't and Won't 46 Pouchet's Wife 47 Dinner 48 The Dog 49 The Grandmother 50 The Dreadful Mucamas 51 Reversible Story 61 A Woman, Thirty 62 How I Know What I Like (Six Versions) 63 Handel 64 The Force of the Subliminal 65 Her Geography: Alabama 67 The Funeral 68 The Husband- Seekers 69 In the Gallery 70 The Low Sun 71 The Landing 72 The Language of the Telephone Company 77 The Coachman and the Worm 78 Letter to a Marketing Manager 80 III The Last of the Mohicans 85 Grade Two Assignment 86 Master 87 An Awkward Situation 88 House keeping Observation 90 The Execution 91 A Note from the Paperboy 92 In the Train Station 93 The Moon 94 My Footsteps 95 How I Read as Quickly as Possible Through My Back Issues of the TLS 96 Notes During Long Phone Conversation with Mother 101 Men 102 Negative Emotions 103 I'm Pretty Comfortable, But I Could Be a Little More Comfortable 105 Judgment 112 The Chairs 113 My Friend's Creation 114 The Piano 115 The Party 116 The Cows 118 The Exhibition 134 Letter to a Peppermint Candy Company 136 Her Geography: Illinois 139 IV Ödön von Horváth Out Walking 143 On the Train 144 The Problem of the Vacuum Cleaner 145 The Seals 146 Learning Medieval History 171 My School Friend 172 The Piano Lesson 173 The Schoolchildren in the Large Building 174 The Sentence and the Young Man 175 Molly, Female Cat: History/Findings 176 The Letter to the Foundation 179 The Results of One Statistical Study 208 Revise: 1 209 Short Conversation (in Airport Departure Lounge) 210 Revise: 2 211 Left Luggage 212 Waiting for Takeoff 214 Industry 215 The Sky Above Los Angeles 216 Two Characters in a Paragraph 217 Swimming in Egypt 218 The Language of Things in the House 219 The Washerwomen 226 Letter to a Hotel Manager 227 Her Birthday 232 V My Childhood Friend 235 Their Poor Dog 236 Hello Dear 238 Not Interested 239 Old Woman, Old Fish 242 Staying at the Pharmacist's 243 The Song 245 Two Former Students 246 A Small Story About a Small Box of Chocolates 247 The Woman Next to Me on the Airplane 251 Writing 252 Wrong Thank- You in Theater 253 The Rooster 254 Sitting with My Little Friend 256 The Old Soldier 257 Two Sligo Lads 259 The Woman in Red 260 If at the Wedding (at the Zoo) 261 The Gold Digger of Goldfi elds 264 The Old Vacuum Cleaner Keeps Dying on Her 266 Flaubert and Point of View 267 Family Shopping 269 Local Obits 270 Letter to the President of the American Biographical Institute, Inc. 279 Nancy Brown Will Be in Town 282 Ph.D. 283 Notes and Acknowledgments 285
I A Story of Stolen Salamis 3 The Dog Hair 4 Circular Story 5 Idea for a Sign 6 Bloomington 8 The Cook's Lesson 9 At the Bank 10 Awake in the Night 11 At the Bank: 2 12 The Two Davises and the Rug 13 Contingency (vs. Necessity) 18 Brief Incident in Short a, Long a, and Schwa 19 Contingency (vs. Necessity) 2: On Vacation 20 A Story Told to Me by a Friend 21 The Bad Novel 23 After You Left 24 The Bodyguard 26 The Child 27 The Churchyard 28 My Sister and the Queen of En gland 29 The Visit to the Dentist 31 Letter to a Frozen Peas Manufacturer 32 The Cornmeal 33 II Two Undertakers 37 I Ask Mary About Her Friend, the Depressive, and His Vacation 38 The Magic of the Train 39 Eating Fish Alone 40 Can't and Won't 46 Pouchet's Wife 47 Dinner 48 The Dog 49 The Grandmother 50 The Dreadful Mucamas 51 Reversible Story 61 A Woman, Thirty 62 How I Know What I Like (Six Versions) 63 Handel 64 The Force of the Subliminal 65 Her Geography: Alabama 67 The Funeral 68 The Husband- Seekers 69 In the Gallery 70 The Low Sun 71 The Landing 72 The Language of the Telephone Company 77 The Coachman and the Worm 78 Letter to a Marketing Manager 80 III The Last of the Mohicans 85 Grade Two Assignment 86 Master 87 An Awkward Situation 88 House keeping Observation 90 The Execution 91 A Note from the Paperboy 92 In the Train Station 93 The Moon 94 My Footsteps 95 How I Read as Quickly as Possible Through My Back Issues of the TLS 96 Notes During Long Phone Conversation with Mother 101 Men 102 Negative Emotions 103 I'm Pretty Comfortable, But I Could Be a Little More Comfortable 105 Judgment 112 The Chairs 113 My Friend's Creation 114 The Piano 115 The Party 116 The Cows 118 The Exhibition 134 Letter to a Peppermint Candy Company 136 Her Geography: Illinois 139 IV Ödön von Horváth Out Walking 143 On the Train 144 The Problem of the Vacuum Cleaner 145 The Seals 146 Learning Medieval History 171 My School Friend 172 The Piano Lesson 173 The Schoolchildren in the Large Building 174 The Sentence and the Young Man 175 Molly, Female Cat: History/Findings 176 The Letter to the Foundation 179 The Results of One Statistical Study 208 Revise: 1 209 Short Conversation (in Airport Departure Lounge) 210 Revise: 2 211 Left Luggage 212 Waiting for Takeoff 214 Industry 215 The Sky Above Los Angeles 216 Two Characters in a Paragraph 217 Swimming in Egypt 218 The Language of Things in the House 219 The Washerwomen 226 Letter to a Hotel Manager 227 Her Birthday 232 V My Childhood Friend 235 Their Poor Dog 236 Hello Dear 238 Not Interested 239 Old Woman, Old Fish 242 Staying at the Pharmacist's 243 The Song 245 Two Former Students 246 A Small Story About a Small Box of Chocolates 247 The Woman Next to Me on the Airplane 251 Writing 252 Wrong Thank- You in Theater 253 The Rooster 254 Sitting with My Little Friend 256 The Old Soldier 257 Two Sligo Lads 259 The Woman in Red 260 If at the Wedding (at the Zoo) 261 The Gold Digger of Goldfi elds 264 The Old Vacuum Cleaner Keeps Dying on Her 266 Flaubert and Point of View 267 Family Shopping 269 Local Obits 270 Letter to the President of the American Biographical Institute, Inc. 279 Nancy Brown Will Be in Town 282 Ph.D. 283 Notes and Acknowledgments 285
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