Lydia Davis

Lydia Davis (born July 15, 1947) is an American short story writer, novelist, essayist, and translator from French and other languages, who often writes short (one or two pages long) 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.

This article is about the author. For the character on Revenge, see List of Revenge characters § Recurring cast. For the Cook Islands writer, see Lydia Davis (Cook Islands writer).
Lydia Davis
Davis at Kelly Writers House in 2017
Born (1947-07-15) July 15, 1947
Northampton, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Alma materBarnard College
Period1976–present
GenreShort story, novel, essay
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(m. 1974; div. 1977)​

Alan Cote
Children2
RelativesRobert Gorham Davis (father)
Hope Hale Davis (mother)
Claudia Cockburn (half-sister)
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