{"product_id":"cant-and-wont-9781250062437","title":"Cant and Wont","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times  Los Angeles Times  The Boston Globe\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer stories may be literal one-liners: the entirety of Bloomington reads, Now that I have been here for a little while, I can say with confidence that I have never been here before. Or they may be lengthier investigations of the havoc wreaked by the most mundane disruptions to routine: in A Small Story About a Small Box of Chocolates, a professor receives a gift of thirty-two small chocolates and is paralyzed by the multitude of options she imagines for their consumption. The stories may appear in the form of letters of complaint; they may be extracted from Flaubert''s correspondence; or they may be inspired by the author''s own dreams, or the dreams of friends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat does not vary throughout \u003ci\u003eCan''t and Won''t\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. Above all,\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528886100311,"sku":"9781250062437","price":15.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781250062437.jpg?v=1731873415","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cant-and-wont-9781250062437","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}