Lydia Davis' amusing, insightful stories address the estrangements of everyday life – and resist the hollowing of language

What does capitalism do to our ability to connect with other people? Lydia Davis’ stories suggest it hollows out our words – but that the exaltation of the ordinary can connect us.

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