Lydia Davis

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Lydia Davis on the writing of Our Strangers - her first new collection of short stories in nearly a decade – and her love of close observation, careful refinement, and the very, very short story. Plus the art of literary conclusions. As literary journal Freemans comes to an end after ten years, with a final conclusions themed edition, Editor John Freeman and Professor of English at UCL, John Mullan, discuss when and how to bring a literary work to a close. Presenter: Chris Power Producer: Emma Wallace Book List - Sunday 8 October and Thursday 12 October Endings: Freeman’s: Conclusions by John Freeman Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Break it Down by Lydia Davis (short story) David Copperfield by Charles Dickens The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K Rowling The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel Lydia Davis Our Strangers by Lydia Davis The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis