{"product_id":"essays-two-9781250858825","title":"Essays Two","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of essays on translation, foreign languages, Proust, and one French city, from the master short-fiction writer and acclaimed translator Lydia Davis \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEssays One\u003c\/i\u003e, Lydia Davis, who has been called a magician of self-consciousness by Jonathan Franzen and the best prose stylist in America by Rick Moody, gathered a generous selection of her essays about best writing practices, representations of Jesus, early tourist photographs, and much more. \u003ci\u003eEssays Two\u003c\/i\u003e collects Davis's writings and talks on her second profession: the art of translation. The award-winning translator from the French reflects on her experience translating Proust (A work of creation in its own right. Claire Messud, \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eMadame Bovary\u003c\/i\u003e ([Flaubert's] masterwork has been given the English translation it deserves. Kathryn Harrison, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), and Michel Leiris (Magnificent. Tim Watson, \u003ci\u003ePublic Books\u003c\/i\u003e). She also makes an extended visi\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407325602135,"sku":"9781250858825","price":19.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781250858825.jpg?v=1730498999","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/essays-two-9781250858825","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}