Notable FigureFemale
Lydia Davisová
born 1947
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryLydia Davis is an American short story writer, novelist, essayist, poet, and translator from French and other languages, who often writes very short stories. Davis has produced several new translations of French literary classics, including Swann's Way by Marcel Proust and Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
July 15, 1947
Northampton
Citizenship
United States
Occupations & fields
linguisttranslatorwriteruniversity teachernovelist
Awards & honours
International Booker PrizeGuggenheim FellowshipMacArthur Fellows ProgramChevalier des Arts et des LettresFellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Field and occupation
- americká spisovatelka a překladatelka
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