Almost No Memory

Philosophical inquiry, examinations of language, and involuted domestic disputes are the focus of Lydia Davis’s inventive collection of short fiction, Almost No Memory. In each of these stories, Davis reveals an empathic, sometimes shattering understanding of human relationships.
Lydia Davis is the author of several works of fiction, including Break it Down and The End of the Story. She is also a noted translator, and a collection of stories, The Old Dictionary. She teaches at Bard College and lives in Port Ewen, New York. A Los Angeles Times Best Book of the YearVillage Voice Favorite Book of the Year

Philosophical inquiry, examinations of language, and involuted domestic disputes are the focus of Lydia Davis’s inventive collection of short fiction, Almost No Memory. In each of these stories, Davis explores the difficulties of personal relationships and the limits of language with great intelligence and empathy. “Lydia Davis is one of the quiet giants in the world of American fiction.”—Benjamin Weissman, Los Angeles Times

“Frequently poetic and, without question, memorable.”—Liam Review, The New York Times Book Reveiw

"Witty and insightfully inventive . . . [Almost No Memory] is finely attuned to the oddly tragicomic ways of human life."—Paula Friedman, The Washington Post

"Almost No Memory is sublime writing—at once a fantastical jungle and a real world."—Brian Lennon, Boston Book Review
"One celebrates a writer like Davis for her intelligent interpreting of the world and her risky bid to reveal the brilliant machinations of her own uniquely gifted mind."—Lisa Shea, Elle

"Read slowly through the collection, and you will come away with your perception of the world unmistakably altered."—A. O. Scott, Newsday